Krakow – Minsk – Moscow
Flight / Schedule
Krakow – Minsk – Moscow
Aircraft
GVF PS-84Registration
CCCP-L3976
MSN
184 19 03
Year of Manufacture
4
Date
April 19, 1945 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Kielce Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship (Swietokrzyskie)
Region
Europe • Poland
Coordinates
50.8149°, 20.6086°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 19, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Krakow – Minsk – Moscow experienced a crash involving GVF PS-84, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kielce Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship (Swietokrzyskie).
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
13 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 84.6%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a flight from Krakow to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Minsk on behalf of the Commissariat for Communications. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and deviated from the flight prescribed flight path. While flying at an estimated altitude of 250 meters, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Lysica (611 meters high) located 20 km east of Kielce. All six crew members and five passengers were killed while two others were seriously injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L3976, MSN 184 19 03, year of manufacture 4.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8149°, 20.6086°.
Fatalities
Total
11
Crew
6
Passengers
5
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was performing a flight from Krakow to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Minsk on behalf of the Commissariat for Communications. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and deviated from the flight prescribed flight path. While flying at an estimated altitude of 250 meters, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Lysica (611 meters high) located 20 km east of Kielce. All six crew members and five passengers were killed while two others were seriously injured.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
7
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
84.6%
Known people on board: 13
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Krakow – Minsk – Moscow
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Poland
Aircraft Details
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