Balashov - Balashov

On December 24, 1933 at 12:45 PM, Balashov - Balashov experienced a crash involving Polikarpov P-5, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Balashov Saratov oblast.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew (one cadet and one instructor) departed Balashov Airport at 1240LT on a local training mission. After takeoff, the crew completed two turns then climbed to the altitude of 350 metres and eventually entered clouds. About five minutes after its departure, the aircraft started to descend and reached the speed of 160 km/h. The instructor attempted to regain control but the airplane impacted ground and crashed, coming to rest upside down 4 km south of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-Sh629, MSN 5409, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.5547°, 43.1431°.