Mineralnye Vody – Armavir – Rostov-on-Don

On June 10, 1934 at 06:40 AM, Mineralnye Vody – Armavir – Rostov-on-Don experienced a crash involving Polikarpov P-5, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kushevka Krasnodar Krai.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Mineralnye Vody on a mail flight to Rostov with an intermediate stop in Armavir. Following technical problems and due to marginal weather conditions, the pilot was forced to pass the overnight in Armavir. The pilot departed Armavir at 0510LT bound for Rostov. While approaching Kuschevka, he encountered foggy conditions and decided to make a 180 turn. Doing so, and apparently while trying to establish a visual contact with the ground, the airplane lost height and crashed in an open field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1528, MSN 7952, year of manufacture 1934.