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| Date: | Wednesday 26 January 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Polikarpov P-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1616 |
| MSN: | 9343 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shaki, Shaki-Zaqatala -
 Azerbaijan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | YLV |
The crew departed Yevlakh Airport at 0840LT on a local training flight. Bound to the north. the crew encountered limited visibility due to low clouds. The pilot-in-command saw a mountain and attempted to gain height when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Chavurdasy located north of the village of Kichik-Dekhna. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 750 metres and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause: The accident was the consequence of the decision of the crew to perform a training flight without prior permission and without any information about the weather conditions en route.
Sources:
https://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4245
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2025 05:33 | chris-cn | Added |
| 12-Aug-2025 05:34 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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