Narrative:
The aircraft was damaged on landing at Minsk on December 4, 1948 when the right hand main landing gear collapsed. Provisional
repairs were made between 15 and 21 December so the aircraft could be ferried to ARB-400 at Moscow-Vnukovo Airport.
Shortly after takeoff from Minsk the aircraft entered low clouds. When it came out of the clouds again the aircraft was in a right
bank. The aircraft descended until impacting a field near Petrovshchina village, 2 km north-west of Minsk Airport
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 30 December 1948 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Douglas TS-62 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1017 |
| MSN: | 33142/16394 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3163 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) NW of Minsk ( Belarus)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP/UMMM), Belarus |
| Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
The aircraft was damaged on landing at Minsk on December 4, 1948 when the right hand main landing gear collapsed. Provisional
repairs were made between 15 and 21 December so the aircraft could be ferried to ARB-400 at Moscow-Vnukovo Airport.
Shortly after takeoff from Minsk the aircraft entered low clouds. When it came out of the clouds again the aircraft was in a right
bank. The aircraft descended until impacting a field near Petrovshchina village, 2 km north-west of Minsk Airport
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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 Minsk-1 International Airport to Moskva-Vnukovo Airport as the crow flies is 648 km (405 miles).
Distance from Minsk-1 International Airport to Moskva-Vnukovo Airport as the crow flies is 648 km (405 miles).
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