Irkutsk - Bodaibo

On October 27, 1932 at 04:30 PM, Irkutsk - Bodaibo experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti SM.62, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kulebyakino Irkutsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 71.4%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Irkutsk on a cargo flight to Bodaibo, carrying four passengers and a crew of three. While cruising some 40 km from Kirensk, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was poor due to heavy snow falls. The captain reduced his altitude, apparently to maintain a visual contact with the ground. At a height of about 20-30 metres, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the Lena River near the village of Kulebyakino, some 15 km southwest of Kirensk. Two passengers were injured while five other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-Z1, MSN OE72, year of manufacture 1932.