Status: | |
Date: | Monday 7 February 1949 |
Time: | 10:42 |
Type: | 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)
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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.
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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.