CCCP-F330

On August 10, 1951 at 04:35 PM, CCCP-F330 experienced a crash involving Douglas A-20 Havoc, operated by Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography, with the event recorded near Peterfeld North Kazakhstan.

The flight was categorized as topographic and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While flying at a height of 400 meters during a cartographic flight, the aircraft caught fire and went into a dive. By an angle of descent of about 70°, the aircraft crashed in a field located in Peterfeld, about 17 km west of Petropavl. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-F330.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.9124°, 68.8878°.