Voronezh – Uryupinsk

On November 14, 1941 at 05:35 PM, Voronezh – Uryupinsk experienced a crash involving GVF PS-84, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Akchernskiy Volgograd oblast.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft left Voronezh at 1610LT bound for Uryupinsk with six crew members, eight passengers and a load of 1,100 kilos of tracts that should be dropped beyond the enemy line. The estimated time of arrival in Uryupinsk was 1655LT, 13 minutes before dusk. While approaching Uryupinsk, the crew encountered light snow falls with a visibility of 2 km and a ceiling between 300 and 600 meters. As the crew missed the airport, the aircraft deviated from the prescribed path and continued to the south. Eventually, the pilot attempted to land by night in a field when the aircraft crashed and burned two km south of Akchernskiy, some 20 km south of Uryupinsk. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3488, MSN 184 11 05, year of manufacture 1941.