ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340987
| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lisunov PS-84 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L3909 |
| MSN: | 1841115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sochi -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS) |
The aircraft impacted a mountainside near Sochi-Matsesta 500 metres from the coast when approaching Adler/Sochi Airport in poor weather conditions with low clouds, fog and rain. The aircraft was operating a supply flight from Sochi for partisans in the
Crimea when had to return due to poor weather conditions over the 3 targets. A diversion to Sukhumi was not allowed due to poor weather.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
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