Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Taskhent to Ashkhabad at night in support of the Central Asian Military District. The flight crew was told that their destination airport would be lit. However, this was not the case. The flight crew failed to locate the airport and flew to the north-west. Shortly after midnight the pilot attempted a forced landing at Kizyl-Arvat in the Krasnovodsk District of Turkmenistan, but the aircraft struck a hill at a height of 70 metres.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1941 |
| Type: |  Tupolev G-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1996 |
| MSN: | 22327 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3118 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) S of Kizyl-Arvat ( Turkmenistan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tashkent Airport (TAS/UTTT), Uzbekistan |
| Ashgabat Airport (ASB/UTAA), Turkmenistan |
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Taskhent to Ashkhabad at night in support of the Central Asian Military District. The flight crew was told that their destination airport would be lit. However, this was not the case. The flight crew failed to locate the airport and flew to the north-west. Shortly after midnight the pilot attempted a forced landing at Kizyl-Arvat in the Krasnovodsk District of Turkmenistan, but the aircraft struck a hill at a height of 70 metres.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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Map
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 Tashkent Airport to Ashgabat Airport as the crow flies is 996 km (622 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tashkent Airport to Ashgabat Airport as the crow flies is 996 km (622 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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