Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Khvoinaya to Moscow-Vnukovo. On approach to Moscow at dusk, the crew were not able to find Vnukovo airfield. They diverted to Khimki but were not allowed to land there. Circling the north-western outskirts of Moscow in search of an airfield, the aircraft lost height and collided with a barn 300 metres from Posyolok im. Kirova and crashed on the premises of the sovkhoz (state farm) "16th Party Congress" between Myakinino and Strogino.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 23 January 1943 |
| Type: |  Lisunov PS-84 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L3443 |
| MSN: | 7525 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2000 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Myakinino ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Khvoinaya Airport, Russia |
| Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Khvoinaya to Moscow-Vnukovo. On approach to Moscow at dusk, the crew were not able to find Vnukovo airfield. They diverted to Khimki but were not allowed to land there. Circling the north-western outskirts of Moscow in search of an airfield, the aircraft lost height and collided with a barn 300 metres from Posyolok im. Kirova and crashed on the premises of the sovkhoz (state farm) "16th Party Congress" between Myakinino and Strogino.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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