ASN Aircraft accident Junkers Ju-52/3m CCCP-I511 Mezenka, Beloyarsky district
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Date:Monday 7 February 1949
Time:10:42
Type:Silhouette image of generic JU52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Junkers Ju-52/3m
Operator:MAP Tyumen No. 26
Registration: CCCP-I511
MSN: 7658
First flight:
Total airframe hrs:3325
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:14 km (8.8 mls) N of Mezenka, Beloyarsky district (   Russia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Verkhnyaya Salda Airport, Russia
Destination airport:Ufa Airport (UFA/UWUU), Russia
Narrative:
All three engines were clogged by snow and consequently failed as the aircraft encountered a snow flurry.
The aircraft crash-landed in the taiga.

Sources:
» airdisaster.ru
» Soviet Transports


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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Verkhnyaya Salda Airport to Ufa Airport as the crow flies is 480 km (300 miles).

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.
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