ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25589
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| Date: | Saturday 24 August 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Kalinin K-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Ukvozduchput |
| Registration: | CCCP-217 |
| MSN: | 108 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sochi -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sochi (URSS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane ditched in the Black Sea about 200 meters offshore as a result of a pilot error, who left stabilizer in landing position. Three** occupants drowned. One was J.Fabritsius, Red Army commander. He was rescuing other passengers (woman and her daughter), when the aircraft suddenly sank. Pilot also rescued.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinin_K-4
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CCCP-.html
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Фабрициус,_Ян_Фрицевич
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/cw1/k4.html
**Jenaer Volksblatt 27 August 1926
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jul-2017 10:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2018 13:15 | Sergey L. | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2020 17:36 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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