Moscow – Kazan – Sverdlovsk

On December 22, 1942 at 01:40 PM, Moscow – Kazan – Sverdlovsk experienced a crash involving GVF PS-84, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Yanaul Republic of Bashkortostan.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On the leg from Kazan to Sverdlovsk, while cruising at an altitude of 400 meters in clouds, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and decided to divert to the Yanaul Airport, in the Republic of Bashkortostan. On final approach, the pilot in command started a go around for unknown reason. While completing a steep turn at low height, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a meat processing plant. All five crew members and five passengers were killed while two other passengers were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3903, MSN 5 05, year of manufacture 0.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.2658°, 54.9292°.