Irkutsk – Krasnoyarsk

On November 15, 1934 at 04:30 PM, Irkutsk – Krasnoyarsk experienced a crash involving Polikarpov P-5, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kaduy Irkutsk oblast.

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 pilot, sole on board, departed Irkutsk at 1440LT on a mail flight to Krasnoyarsk. After passing over Nizhneudinsk, he encountered poor weather conditions with blizzard and heavy snow falls. He reduced his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground and elected to return to Nizhneudinsk. At a height of about 20 metres, the airplane impacted the top of a larch tree with its right wing, continued for about 50 metres then crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L786, MSN 5683, year of manufacture 1932.