Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinski – Khabarovsk

On June 26, 1935 at 12:00 AM, Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinski – Khabarovsk experienced a crash involving Savoia-Marchetti S.55, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Lazarev Khabarovsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While on a flight from Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinski to Khabarovsk, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to fog, the pilot apparently tried to find a reservoir to land when the seaplane struck a mountain and crashed 67 km from Lazarev. All 12 occupants were killed. More information and photos on http://amurmedia.ru/story/savoya/

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L840.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.2104°, 141.5195°.