Sochi - Sochi

On May 20, 1943 at 01:35 AM, Sochi - Sochi experienced a crash involving GVF PS-84, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Sochi Krasnodar Krai.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains 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 human factor. The crew left Sochi-Adler at the end of the afternoon on a supply mission to the soldiers based in Crimea. While approaching Crimea, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and all three targets were inaccessible. In such conditions, the captain decided to return to Sochi were the weather conditions worsened so it was not possible to land. The crew diverted to Sukhumi where the landing was refused so to the captain eventually took the decision to return to Adler Airport. On approach by night, at a height of 500 meters, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located 16 km north of the airport, near Matsesta. All six crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3909, MSN 184 11 15, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.4255°, 39.9238°.