| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 29 November 1941 |
| Type: |  Lisunov PS-84 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L3989 |
| C/n / msn: | 1842108 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Saratov Airport (RTW) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Saratov Airport (RTW/UWSS), Russia |
| Saratov Airport (RTW/UWSS), Russia |
The aircraft's empennage and ailerons were damaged by a storm while the aircraft was parked at Saratov during the night from 7 to 8 November 1941. The aircraft was repaired on site, but the aileron control cables were cross-wired by mistake. After takeoff on a test flight the aircraft banked to the right and crashed.
Classification:
Wrong installation of parts Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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 Saratov Airport to Saratov Airport as the crow flies is 19869 km (12418 miles).
Distance from Saratov Airport to Saratov Airport as the crow flies is 19869 km (12418 miles).
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