Narrative:
An Il-12 passenger plane, CCCP-L1328, was approaching Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport (LED) when it collided with a Douglas TS-62, CCCP-L1055, that had just departed from that airport. The TS-62 was climbing through clouds to the en route cruising altitude of 2700 m. At the same time the Il-12 was descending to 1200 m in the same air corridor in the opposite direction.
Both aircraft crashed near the village of Skvoritsy.
Mid air collision
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 5 October 1952 |
| Time: | 16:02 |
| Type: |  Douglas TS-62 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1055 |
| MSN: | 34233/16973 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4042 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 0,3 km (0.2 mls) NE of Skvoritsy, Leningrad region ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia |
| Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP/UMMM), Belarus | |
| Flightnumber: | 381 |
An Il-12 passenger plane, CCCP-L1328, was approaching Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport (LED) when it collided with a Douglas TS-62, CCCP-L1055, that had just departed from that airport. The TS-62 was climbing through clouds to the en route cruising altitude of 2700 m. At the same time the Il-12 was descending to 1200 m in the same air corridor in the opposite direction.
Both aircraft crashed near the village of Skvoritsy.
Classification:
Language/communication problems Mid air collision
Loss of control
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 Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport to Minsk-1 International Airport as the crow flies is 675 km (422 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport to Minsk-1 International Airport as the crow flies is 675 km (422 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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