ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386447
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| Date: | Thursday 25 August 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Myasishchev M-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 1096 TBAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Engels Air Force Base, Saratov Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Engels Air Force Base |
| Engels Air Force Base | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An M-4 of the 1096 TBAP of the Soviet Long-Range Aviation took off from Engels Air Base with a manufacturer's crew for a test flight. From an altitude of 25 m, the aircraft crashed with a 60° angle of bank and exploded on impact. All 7 crew members were killed:
Crew:
Test Pilot: Major Ilya Nikolaevich Pronin
Co-Pilot: Major Valentin Konstantinovich Kokkinaki
Sources:
https://testpilot.ru/base/2010/05/pronin-i-n/
https://testpilot.ru/base/2010/05/kokkinaki-va-k/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2024 12:50 | JF | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 13:07 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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