Khvoynaya - Lake Onega

On August 28, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Khvoynaya - Lake Onega experienced a crash involving GVF PS-84, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Khvoynaya Novgorod oblast.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. In the late hours of August 28, 1943, on a flight from Khvoynaya to the area of Lake Onega when was called back due to poor weather (although the weather at Khvoynaya was even worse). The crew elected to land during a thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong cross winds and had to go around. The pilot in command was blinded by a lightning and lost spatial orientation so the aircraft banked to the left and crashed. Two crew members were killed while four other were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3959, MSN 184 18 01, year of manufacture 21.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.8961°, 34.5122°.