Krasnoyarsk – Podkamennaya Tunguska – Turukhansk – Valek

On July 31, 1948 at 05:40 PM, Krasnoyarsk – Podkamennaya Tunguska – Turukhansk – Valek experienced a crash involving Naval Aircraft Factory PBN-1 Nomad, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Turukhansk Krasnoyarsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 15.8%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Turukhansk, the wind was gusting to 43 km/h. Waves up to 50 cm were spotted in the Enisey River. On landing, the seaplane hit three successive waves and plunged into the water. The cockpit separated from the rest of the fuselage, the aircraft came to rest and sank. Three passengers, two women and one child, were killed while 17 other occupants were rescued, five of them seriously injured. The aircraft was a total loss.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L789, MSN 02879, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 65.7934°, 87.9589°.