Narrative:
Crashed into mountains in a thunderstorm. The airplane was being ferried from Alma-Ata (now Almaty) after new engines had been installed. Two Russian Shvetsov M-62IR engines were installed instead of the original three BMW 132's.
| Status: | |
| Date: | xx xxx 1946 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L26/28 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Taldi-Kurgan ( Kazakhstan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Alma-Ata Airport (ALA/UAAA), Kazakhstan |
| Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB/UNNN), Russia |
Crashed into mountains in a thunderstorm. The airplane was being ferried from Alma-Ata (now Almaty) after new engines had been installed. Two Russian Shvetsov M-62IR engines were installed instead of the original three BMW 132's.
Sources:
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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 Alma-Ata Airport to Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport as the crow flies is 1349 km (843 miles).
Distance from Alma-Ata Airport to Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport as the crow flies is 1349 km (843 miles).
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