Khatanga – Ust-Kara – Moscow

On August 7, 1957 at 09:15 AM, Khatanga – Ust-Kara – Moscow experienced a crash involving Beriev Be-6, operated by Polyarnaya Aviatsiya, with the event recorded near Mys-Kamennyy Republic of Yamalia.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising under VFR at an altitude of 2,100 meters, the right engine failed and caught fire. The crew elected to extinguish the fire but without success. Shortly later, the engine detached and struck the right tail, causing the aircraft to enter a spin and to crash in a steppe located about 55 km west of Mys Kamenny. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 6 crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-N662, MSN 6 60 23 05, year of manufacture 1957.