Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Registration: | CCCP-L882 |
MSN: | 12884 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Lake Palik, Borisov district, Minsk region ( Belarus)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft departed Smolensk on a supply flight for partisans in the area of Lake Palik in the Borisov District of the Minsk Region in Belarus. While dropping the supplies, the suspension lines of a parachute got entangled in the empennage and the aircraft could no longer be controlled. The airplane descended until the cargo of the parachute got entangled in trees, causing the aircraft to crash in a swamp.
Classification:
Loss of control
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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.