Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
Type: | Lisunov PS-84 |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Registration: | CCCP-L3959 |
MSN: | 1841801 |
First flight: | 1941 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1682 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Khvoinaya Airport ( Russia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Khvoinaya Airport, Russia |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft returned to Khvoinaya because weather at the destination was below minima. However weather at Khvoinaya had worsened. A thunderstorm was in the area of the airport with heavy rain and strong cross winds. The flight crew executed a go
around during the first attempt to land. Then the crew was blinded by lightning and lost spatial orientation. The aircraft so banked to the left and crashed.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.