Stalingrad - Stalingrad

On August 12, 1942 at 04:00 AM, Stalingrad - Stalingrad experienced a crash involving GVF PS-84, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Stalingrad Volgograd oblast.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew left Stalingrad-Tsentralny Airport at 0310LT on a supply mission to Zhirkov, beyond the enemy line, with a cargo consisting of ammunition. After thirty minutes of flight, the crew dropped the ammunition and returned to his base when the aircraft was shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed in a field. All six crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3921, MSN 184 12 12, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.6975°, 44.5136°.