Irkutsk – Bodaibo

On August 15, 1934 at 09:30 AM, Irkutsk – Bodaibo experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti SM.62, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Irkutsk Irkutsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The floatplane was engaged in a schedule service from Irkutsk to Bodaibo, carrying four passengers and a crew of three. On the Angara River, the captain travelled a distance of about 100 metres then made a 180 turn to start the takeoff procedure. At this time, the distance between the airplane and the first building in the city was about 1300-1400 metres. At a distance of 30-35 metres from the shore, the pilot started the rotation and the airplane took off despite its speed was insufficient. It climbed in a nose up attitude then collided with a two-story house, causing the empennage to be torn off. The airplane stalled and crashed in the Transportnaya street. A passenger was seriously injured while six other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-X2, MSN OE67, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.2854°, 104.2781°.