Perm - Perm

On May 11, 1943 at 11:30 AM, Perm - Perm experienced a crash involving GVF PS-84, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Perm Perm Krai.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a test flight after one of the engine was changed. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, both engines flamed out simultaneously. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing but the aircraft lost height, hit the roofs of two wooded houses and crashed few km from the airport. A crew member was killed while four other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3931, MSN 184 14 01, year of manufacture 22.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.9507°, 56.2611°.