Alma-Ata – Novossibirsk

On December 31, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Alma-Ata – Novossibirsk experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Taldykorgan Almaty Province.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was returning to his base after all three BMW engines have been replaced by three Shvetsov ASh-62. While flying into severe weather conditions, the aircraft crashed into a mountain located near Taldykorgan. All four crew members were killed. The exact date of the occurrence remains unknown (someday in 1946) and the registration is not confirmed: CCCP-L26 or CCCP-L28.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L26.