Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1940s

Following is a list of accidents and incidents Aeroflot experienced in the 1940s. The deadliest event the Soviet Union's flag carrier went through in the decade occurred in November 1941 (1941-11), when a Lisunov PS-84 crashed in Lake Ladoga following an attack by a German fighter. Another 36 died when a Tupolev PS-124 crashed in the Kazakh SSR after a passenger took control.

The number of recorded fatalities aboard Aeroflot aircraft during the decade rose to 1143; likewise, 225 of its aircraft were written off in accidents or incidents, split into one Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra, 29 Douglas C-47s, five Douglas DC-3s, five Tupolev G-2s, 14 Ilyushin Il-12s, eight Junkers Ju 52s, 158 Lisunov PS-84/Li-2s, one PBN-1 Nomad, one Tupolev PS-40, one PS-124 and two Douglas TS-62s. Most of the fatal accidents took place within the borders of the Soviet Union. Most aircraft losses during this decade were during World War II.

Certain Western media accounts have speculated that the Soviet government was reluctant publicly to admit the occurrence of such events. The true number of accidents, they suggest, might have been higher, as fatal events would have only been admitted when there were foreigners aboard the crashed aircraft, the accident took place in a foreign country, or they reached the news for some reason. However, since the dissolution of the USSR, no evidence of significant numbers of unreported serious accidents has emerged, in any of its then-constituent republics.

List

Date	Location	Aircraft	Tail number	Airline division	Aircraft damage	Fatalities	Description	Refs
7 August 1940	Novosibirsk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3409	Moscow-Irkutsk	W/O	18/21	Crashed in bad weather. The aircraft was operating a Moscow–Omsk–Novosibirsk–Irkutsk passenger service.
23 November 1940	Ordzhonikidze Krai	PS-84	CCCP-Л3405	Georgia	W/O	4	Struck a mountain in bad weather. The aircraft was operating a Rostov-on-Don–Mineralnye Vody passenger service.
14 March 1941	Begovat	G-2	CCCP-Л1496	Uzbekistan	W/O	6/6	While flying at 200–250 m (660–820 ft), the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. The aircraft lost altitude and the aircraft stalled and crashed while trying to climb back to its previous altitude. The aircraft was operating a Tashkent–Fergana cargo service.
25 April 1941	Moscow	DC-3-196A	URSS-C	Un­known	W/O	0/3	Crashed on takeoff in a snowstorm.
27 May 1941	Kulob	ANT-9	CCCP-Л112	Un­known	W/O	13/13	Struck a mountain. The aircraft was operating a Kulob-Stalinabad (now Dushanbe) passenger service. Ten minutes after takeoff at 940 m (3,080 ft) above a mountainous area, an engine failed. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing, but there was no suitable terrain. Altitude was lost and the aircraft struck the side of a mountain 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Kulob. Destruction of the aircraft and the lack of witnesses made an exact cause impossible; the engine failure was probably caused by fuel system and/or carburetor defects. This accident is the deadliest involving the ANT-9.
27 June 1941	Churan	PS-7	CCCP-Л1478	Un­known	W/O	7/11	The aircraft was operating a Churan-Irkutsk passenger service. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft entered a nose-high attitude, pitched up, stalled and crashed in the Lena River. All four crew escaped, but the passengers did not and drowned when the aircraft sank. The pilot had failed to position the stabilizers before takeoff.
29 June 1941	Vayenga	PS-84	CCCP-Л3433	MAGON	W/O	0	While on approach to Vayenga during a supply flight (ammunition), the aircraft was accidentally attacked by Soviet Navy fighters. A forced landing was performed and the aircraft burned out.
2 July 1941	Un­known	PS-84	CCCP-Л3467	MAGON	W/O	3/4	Disappeared after taking off from Vnukovo Airport for a mission; the aircraft probably crashed near Lipetsk. The pilot was located in a Tashkent hospital on 10 January 1942 with burns and injuries, but remembered nothing of the crash and the crew.
7 July 1941	Rogachov	PS-84	CCCP-Л3470	MAGON	W/O	0	While on approach to Rogachov (then in German hands), the aircraft was accidentally attacked by Soviet Air Force fighters, after which it crashed and burned out.
8 July 1941	Luga	PS-84	CCCP-Л3466	MAGON	W/O	0	Crashed near Luga (then in German hands).
13 July 1941	Velikiye Luki Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3939	MAGON	W/O	4/4	While on a supply flight (ammunition) from Moscow to Velikiye Luki the aircraft was attacked and shot down by four German fighters.
16 July 1941	Chkalovsky Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3460	MAGON	W/O	0/4	Crashed on takeoff. The engines had not been warmed up before takeoff.
19 July 1941	Yelnya	PS-84	CCCP-Л3427	MAGON	W/O	3/5	Disappeared while flying to Gomel from Vnukovo Airport for a mission. According to German archives, the pilot and radio operator were captured on 19 July 1941 near Yelnya. The radio operator died in captivity on 5 June 1942 while the pilot was returned in 1945.
19 July 1941	Novgorod	DC-3-260	CCCP-K	Moscow	W/O	0	Destroyed in a German air raid.
19 July 1941	Spirovo	G-2	CCCP-Л2529	Un­known	W/O	7/7	The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Novgorod cargo service. While flying along the railway road to Kalinin (now Tver), the aircraft was shot down by a German fighter.
20 July 1941	Novgorod	DC-3-260	CCCP-G	Moscow	W/O	0	Destroyed in a German air raid.
25 July 1941	Nikolayev	PS-84	CCCP-Л3469	MAGON	W/O	10/10	Accidentally shot down by Soviet Air Force fighters.
26 July 1941	Lake Sabro	PS-84	CCCP-Л3400	MAGON	W/O	0/24	The aircraft was flying from Kholm to Kalinin (now Tver) with wounded soldiers on board. Flying too low over Lake Sabro, the propellers struck the water. The aircraft then struck a tree on an island in the lake and crashed on the island.
27 July 1941	Vyazma	PS-84	CCCP-Л3421	MAGON	W/O	1/4	The aircraft was on a positioning flight between two airfields at Vyazma when it was attacked by Luftwaffe aircraft, starting a fire. A forced landing was carried out.
30 July 1941	Vyazma Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3459	MAGON	W/O	0	Landed outside the airfield and overran into a ravine after the crew failed to locate the runway.
1 August 1941	Un­known	PS-84	CCCP-Л3419	Moscow	Repaired	2	Struck by enemy fire and force-landed in a swamp.
2 August 1941	Kiev Airport	DC-3-196A	CCCP-B	MAGON	W/O	0/0	Caught fire and burned out during an enemy air raid.
2 August 1941	Uman	PS-84	CCCP-Л3431	MAGON	W/O	4	The aircraft were part of a group of five PS-84s delivering ammo, weapons and fuel to encircled Red Army units near Teklievka (near Uman, Ukraine). Near Kirovograd (now Kirovohrad) both aircraft came under enemy fire. CCCP-Л3429 crashed and burned, all on board died. CCCP-Л3431 was also hit and was able to make an emergency landing behind enemy lines.
		Li-2	CCCP-Л3429	MAGON	W/O
8 August 1941	Bereznegovatoye	PS-84	CCCP-Л3919	MAGON	W/O	0	During a cargo flight in the Nikolaev region, the aircraft flew low near the front line where Soviet troops were retreating and was attacked by an unknown aircraft. The pilot descended almost to ground level, but the right propeller hit the ground and the aircraft crashed.
10 August 1941	Voymark	PS-84	CCCP-Л3426	Northern	W/O	0/4	Shot down by an enemy aircraft and made a wheels-up emergency landing on rough terrain.
19 August 1941	Yastrebovo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3483	MAGON	W/O	3/4	Attacked by a German fighter, caught fire, and crashed in a forest. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Vyazma supply flight.
21 August 1941	Mirgorod Airport	DC-3-196A	CCCP-H	MAGON	W/O	0/24	Lost control at 15 m (49 ft) avoiding a radio mast while landing at an unlit airport at night.
27 August 1941	Kizyl-Arvat	G-2	CCCP-Л1996	Uzbekistan	W/O	6/9	The crew was informed that their destination airport was lit when actually it was not. The crew failed to locate the airport and flew northwest. Later a forced landing was attempted at Kizyl-Arvat, but the aircraft struck a hill at 70 m (230 ft) and crashed. The aircraft was operating a Tashkent-Ashkhabad cargo service in support of the Central Asian Military Division.
6 September 1941	Leningrad	PS-84	CCCP-Л3923	MAGON	W/O	0/5	The aircraft was on a flight from Komendantskiy Airfield to an area near Divenskaya railway station (Gatchinsky District, Leningrad region) behind German lines when it was struck by ground fire. A forced landing was performed after which the aircraft burned out.
10 September 1941	Yedrovo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3908	MAGON	W/O	0/0	Destroyed on the ground during a German air raid.
3 October 1941	Vyazma-Dvoyevka	PS-84	CCCP-Л3926	MAGON	W/O	1	Crashed on takeoff. The crew attempted to take off at night from a 700 m (2,300 ft) runway; the aircraft was also overloaded by 1,114 kg (2,456 lb). After lifting off the runway the aircraft lost height and crashed after 100–150 m (330–490 ft), one passenger died. The wreckage was destroyed to prevent it from falling into German hands.
9 October 1941	Moscow	PS-84	CCCP-Л3420	Un­known	W/O	0	Crashed on takeoff during a test flight. The flight engineer had selected a near-empty fuel tank, causing both engines to quit.
9 October 1941	Kozelsk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3917	MAGON	W/O	0/17	After a forced landing following an attack by German fighters, the aircraft took off again but crashed due to icing.
9 October 1941	Tikhvin	PS-84	CCCP-Л3462	MAGON	W/O	0/4	Crashed on takeoff due to overloading.
10 October 1941	Sevsk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3491	MAGON	W/O	1/6	While on approach to Soviet units encircled by Germans in the Bryansk area, the aircraft was hit by German fire, after which it force-landed near Sevsk and burned out.
10 October 1941	Navlya	DC-3-260	CCCP-D	MAGON	W/O	3/5	Disappeared on a flight from Monino to Bryansk. The surviving crew were captured by the Germans.
12 October 1941	Kursk area	PS-84	CCCP-Л3494	MAGON	W/O	0/6	Struck by enemy fire and crashed and burned out.
12 October 1941	Gorlovo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3936	MAGON	W/O	6/6	Crashed following an attack by German aircraft.
12 October 1941	Dmitrovsk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3970	MAGON	W/O	0/6	While flying to an area in the Kursk region that was in German hands, the aircraft was shot down by German forces.
12 October 1941	Mozhaysk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3925	MAGON	W/O	3/7	Crashed and burned out following an attack by twelve German fighters.
12 October 1941	Sevsk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3496	MAGON	W/O	2/6	Struck by enemy fire (possibly ground fire) and crashed and burned out.
12 October 1941	Medyn	PS-84	CCCP-Л3978	MAGON	W/O	0/6	Attacked and hit by German fighters. The aircraft crashed and burned out.
13 October 1941	Chornoye	PS-84	CCCP-Л3419	MAGON	W/O	2	During a flight from Leningrad to the Soviet hinterland, the aircraft was attacked by German forces.
13 October 1941	Kursk area	PS-84	CCCP-Л3449	MAGON	W/O	0/6	During a cargo flight to drop supplies in the Kursk area, the aircraft was struck by German anti-aircraft fire, damaging the right engine and hydraulic system. A forced landing was carried out, after which the aircraft caught fire.
13 October 1941	Ladoga	PS-84	CCCP-Л3957	MAGON	W/O	0	Force-landed and burned out following an attack by German aircraft.
22 October 1941	Chernokorova	PS-7	CCCP-Л3751	Un­known	W/O	10/10	En route to Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) from Tyumen for a political party committee meeting, the left engine failed at 100 m (330 ft). Control was lost and the aircraft rolled left, entered a dive and crashed. The aircraft, which was overloaded, was flying too low.
23 October 1941	Vaziani	ANT-9	CCCP-Л157	Un­known	W/O	2/9	The aircraft flew from Tbilisi to Vaziani to pick up seven skydivers. During the takeoff roll at Vaziani, the aircraft rolled left and the pilot aborted the takeoff. A second takeoff was aborted for the same reason. Assuming that the mudguard was rubbing on the left wheel, the position of the mudguard was modified and a third takeoff was performed. The aircraft lifted off, but it turned 90° to the left and touched back down on its left wheel. After rolling for 88 m (289 ft) the right wheel touched down as well. After a further 9 m (30 ft), the aircraft crashed. The right rudder control cable had failed due to improper maintenance.
27 October 1941	Tikhvin region	PS-84	CCCP-Л3930	MAGON	W/O	0/9	Lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft had taken off with snow on its wings.
27 October 1941	Podborovye	PS-84	CCCP-Л3472	MAGON	W/O	16/17	The aircraft was transferring 10 mechanics: two to Cherepovets to replace cylinders on the aircraft there and the rest to Tikhvin to repair two aircraft. No information on the fate of the aircraft was heard until 23 November, when one of the mechanics returned to Moscow. According to his account, the aircraft landed at Cherepovets, but the aircraft to be repaired was not there and the aircraft continued to Tikhvin. In the area of Podborovye the aircraft was attacked by a German Ju 88 and caught fire. The pilot attempted to reach the airfield but the aircraft crashed.
14 November 1941	Akchernya	PS-84	CCCP-Л3488	MAGON	W/O	14/14	The aircraft drifted off course by 18 km (11 mi) and the crew could not locate their destination of Uryupinsk. The crew selected flaps in preparation for a forced landing near Akchernya, but the aircraft, which was being ferried from Voronezh, crashed immediately afterwards.
14 November 1941	Komendantskiy Airfield	PS-84	CCCP-Л3951	MAGON	W/O	0	Destroyed by a bomb during a German air raid while parked at Komendantskiy Airfield, near Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).
15 November 1941	Salnitsy	PS-84	CCCP-Л3444	Un­known	W/O	17/17	The aircraft was beginning a special flight from Moscow to Khvoinaya. Just minutes after takeoff the aircraft was attacked by two Me 109s and caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing, but he had been killed during the attack. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed.
15 November 1941	Podborovye Airfield	PS-84	CCCP-Л3927	MAGON	W/O	0	While parked, the aircraft was struck by two bombs during a Luftwaffe air raid and burned out.
17 November 1941	Novaya Ladoga	PS-84	CCCP-Л3985	MAGON	W/O	0/5	Crashed while attempting to land in bad weather.
19 November 1941	Komendatskiy Airfield	PS-84	CCCP-Л3955	MAGON	W/O	5/5	The aircraft was flying from Podborovye to Leningrad with seven other PS-84s when it was attacked by German Bf 109 fighters and crashed near Komendatskiy Airfield.
29 November 1941	Saratov Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3989	MAGON	W/O	1/4	Crashed on takeoff during a test flight. On 7 November 1941, the aircraft's tail and ailerons were damaged in a storm while the aircraft was parked at Saratov. The aircraft was repaired on site, but during takeoff, the aircraft banked right and crashed. During repairs, the aileron control cables were cross-wired by mistake.
30 November 1941	Lake Ladoga	PS-84	CCCP-Л3987	MAGON	W/O	36/36	The aircraft was flying from Leningrad to the Soviet hinterland with at least six other PS-84s when it attacked by four German fighters while between Cape Maryin Nos and Kivgoda and crashed in Lake Ladoga. The crash is the joint-deadliest involving the Li-2/PS-84.
6 December 1941	Saratov Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3973	MAGON	W/O	0/11	Crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was operating a Kuibyshev (now Samara)-Baku passenger service with stops at Saratov and Astrakhan. Shortly after takeoff both engines quit after the flight engineer mishandled the fuel system and the aircraft crashed.
9 December 1941	Khvoinaya Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3922	MAGON	W/O	5/6	Struck a treetop 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Khvoinaya Airport, crashed into a forest and burned out. The aircraft was operating a Khvoinaya–Leningrad cargo service (food supply).
18 December 1941	Khodynka Field	14H Super Electra	CCCP-Л3453	Moscow	W/O	2/3	Stalled and crashed while making a left turn at a height of 90–100 m (300–330 ft) following engine failure during a test flight.
21 December 1941	Khvoinaya	PS-84	CCCP-Л3958	MAGON	W/O	0/5	Five to six minutes after takeoff, the right engine failed. The aircraft, flying low, lost airspeed and crashed in a forest.
26 December 1941	Dmitriyevka	G-2	CCCP-Л3043	Kazakhstan	W/O	26/34	After takeoff from Alma–Ata (now Almaty) the aircraft encountered low clouds and fog with turbulence. The pilot returned to Alma-Ata due to severe icing, but the aircraft lost altitude while performing a steep left turn at 100–150 m (330–490 ft). Near Dmitriyeva (now Bayserke) the left wing hit the ground and the aircraft crashed and burned out. The aircraft was operating an Alma-Ata–Karaganda–Kazan passenger service. This accident is the deadliest involving the G-2.
29 December 1941	Chardzhou Airport	G-2	CCCP-Л2010	Uzbekistan	W/O	7/36	Shortly after takeoff from Chardzhou (now Turkmenabat), the pilot became disoriented and failed to hear the warnings from the co-pilot. The aircraft rapidly lost altitude and struck the ground 10–12 kilometres (6.2–7.5 mi) from Chardzhou and came to rest in the Amu Darya River.
13 January 1942	Smelovka	PS-84	CCCP-Л3438	Un­known	W/O	2/6	While returning from behind German lines a fire started inside the cabin and spread quickly. The five crew bailed out at an altitude of 350 m (1,150 ft). Of these five, one was seriously injured and another died. The sole passenger failed to bail out and also died.
13 January 1942	Kaluga Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3477	MAGON	W/O	1	After landing at Kaluga Airport, the aircraft was attacked by four German fighters and burned out.
18 January 1942	Vyazemsky District	PS-84	CCCP-Л3450	MAGON	W/O	0/0	After landing at Vyazma during a mission, the aircraft could not take off due to deep snow. The aircraft was subsequently destroyed by a German aircraft.
20 January 1942	Lugi	PS-84	CCCP-Л3967	MAGON	W/O	20/20	While flying to Lugi for a mission, the aircraft was struck by German flak from the ground, caught fire and crashed.
21 January 1942	Plesnevo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3404	MAGON	W/O	0/5	After landing at Plesnevo during a mission, the aircraft could not take off due to deep snow. The Germans then bombed the area, damaging the aircraft, after which it burned out due to cannon and machine gun fire.
21 January 1942	Lugi	PS-84	CCCP-Л3992	MAGON	W/O	0/6	The aircraft was taking part in the Vyazma landing operation. While landing at an airfield near Lugi, the aircraft tipped forward and rolled into a ditch. The aircraft was abandoned because it was behind enemy lines.
22 January 1942	Vyazemsky District	PS-84	CCCP-Л3968	MAGON	W/O	0/5	During a mission to a point behind enemy lines, the aircraft crashed at the landing site. The aircraft burned out after being shot at by German fire.
22 January 1942	Yudino	PS-84	CCCP-Л3979	MAGON	W/O	0/27	While on a mission behind enemy lines, the aircraft was struck by German ground fire and force-landed near Yudino. This aircraft was previously damaged by German shelling near Mozhaysk on 13 October 1941.
25 January 1942	Molotov Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3479	Un­known	W/O	0/9	While on approach to Molotov the aircraft encountered heavy snow and poor visibility. After several attempts to land at a flying school, the pilot decided to land on a snow-covered field between Bolshoye Subottino and Ustinovo, but the aircraft crashed and broke up. The aircraft was operating a Krymskaya-Kuibyshev-Molotov service.
28 January 1942	Przemysl	PS-84	CCCP-Л3476	MAGON	W/O	5/5	Disappeared while flying from Przemysl to the Vyazma area, behind enemy lines.
28 January 1942	Peremyshl	PS-84	CCCP-Л3977	MAGON	W/O	3	Attacked by the Germans some 3–8 km (1.9–5.0 mi) from Zhashkovo Airport and burned out.
28 January 1942	Zhashkovo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3934	MAGON	W/O	0	Attacked by the Germans some 3–8 km (1.9–5.0 mi) from Zhashkovo Airport and burned out. All on board escaped unhurt.
28 January 1942	Vyazma	PS-84	CCCP-Л3487	MAGON	W/O	1	While taking part in the Vyazma landing operation the aircraft was fired upon and burned by the enemy.
29 January 1942	Smolensk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3963	MAGON	W/O	5/5	Disappeared near Smolensk, behind enemy lines.
29 January 1942	Krivoi Rog	PS-84	CCCP-Л3964	MAGON	W/O	0/5	Disappeared while flying from Krasnodar to an area behind enemy lines. The pilot returned to Moscow on 23 October 1942 from a partisan detachment in the Zhitomir region. According to the pilot, the aircraft crashed near Krivoi Rog due to severe icing and the crew were captured by the Germans. The pilot escaped captivity in August 1942 and joined a partisan group.
29 January 1942	Peremyshl Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3905	MAGON	W/O	0/5	Struck by a Soviet fighter while taking off. Four days later, the aircraft burned out during a German air raid.
29 January 1942	Un­known	PS-84	CCCP-Л3485	MAGON	W/O	0	Struck by enemy fire and then accidentally shot down and burned out.
31 January 1942	Smolensk Region	PS-84	CCCP-Л3986	MAGON	W/O	5/6	The aircraft was returning from a mission on the Grabtsovo road behind enemy lines (2 km from Gorokhovo) when it was shot down by German flak on the front line.
2 February 1942	Kalinin Region	PS-84	CCCP-Л3920	MAGON	W/O	6/6	Disappeared while flying to a site in the Kalinin region, behind German lines.
16 February 1942	Odudi Pass	PR-5	CCCP-Л3316	MAGON	W/O	4/7	En route from Stalinabad to Khorog, the weather deteriorated and visibility was poor. The pilot decided to continue despite the conditions. While flying in cloud, the aircraft struck a rock and crashed in deep snow. All on board survived the crash, but with no food and in extreme conditions with low temperatures. Twelve days later, the pilot and three passengers left the crash site to find help, but during this trip, a passenger died of the cold. An expedition to the crash site on 12 May found three more dead, a mother and her two children.
4 March 1942	Gryadki	PS-84	CCCP-Л3471	MAGON	W/O	0	The propellers were bent while landing behind enemy lines. The next morning the aircraft was burned by the Germans.
4 March 1942	Gryadki	PS-84	CCCP-Л3497	MAGON	W/O	2	During takeoff from an airstrip behind German lines, CCCP-Л3996 collided with CCCP-Л3497, killing two from CCCP-Л3996; all five on board CCCP-Л3497 survived. Both aircraft were later burned by the Germans.
		PS-84	CCCP-Л3996	MAGON	W/O
8 March 1942	Samarkand Region	G-2	CCCP-Л1497	Uzbekistan	W/O	23/23	The aircraft took off from Urgench, despite high winds on the flight route. Due to lack of weather information on the route to Tashkent, the crew diverted to Chardzhou, but did not fly on the flight route. Radio communication with the aircraft was not possible due to lightning. Tashkent Airport managed to get in contact with the aircraft who requested weather conditions in Tashkent who then requested the location of the aircraft, but received no response. The aircraft transmitted its location several times, but could not receive a reply due to radio interference. The crew radioed having passed Nurata, but this was the last contact with the flight. The aircraft was found two days later in the Nuratau Mountains, 10–12 km (6–7 mi) northeast of Dzhush. The aircraft, operating an Urgench–Tashkent passenger service, had struck a mountain 100 m (328 ft) from the top, probably while flying too low in poor weather.
21 March 1942	Medyn	PS-84	CCCP-Л3975	MAGON	W/O	6/6	Disappeared while flying from Monino to an area behind German lines.
26 March 1942	Khvoinaya	PS-84	CCCP-Л3984	MAGON	W/O	6/6	Crashed during a mission.
19 April 1942	Medyn	PS-40	CCCP-Л3541	Moscow-Irkutsk	W/O	3/3	Disappeared while being ferried from Tashkent to Semipalatinsk (now Semey). Before taking off from Tashkent, ATC reported that the weather conditions were deteriorating, with clouds covering the mountains. The aircraft took off from Alma-Ata, although Tashkent Airport personnel did not know of the flight plan and also did not check up on the crew. Forty minutes after the aircraft took off from Alma-Ata, a sandstorm erupted between Dzhambul and Frunze. The wreckage was found in 1943 in the mountains near Karzhantau Saylyk, 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Tashkent. The crew had become disoriented and the aircraft struck a mountain.
3 May 1942	Vypolzovo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3980	MAGON	W/O	4/5	Shortly after takeoff, the left wing struck a pole following a loss of power in the left engine and the aircraft crashed.
12 May 1942	Un­known	PS-84	CCCP-Л3999	MAGON	W/O	27/27	Shot down while returning to Kubinka from Bolshoye Veregovo, behind German lines.
16 May 1942	Un­known	PS-7	CCCP-Л3772	Un­known	W/O	15/15	Disappeared while transporting the technical staff of the 8th IAP from Nikolaevka to Maryevka.
26 May 1942	Un­known	PS-84	CCCP-Л3935	MAGON	W/O	0/7	Shot down by an enemy fighter. The aircraft crashed and burned out.
6 June 1942	Kubinka Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3952	MAGON	W/O	1/6	Burned out during an air raid.
12 June 1942	Leningrad	PS-84	CCCP-Л3933	MAGON	W/O	0/3	Crashed on takeoff following right engine failure.
13 June 1942	Un­known	PS-84	CCCP-Л3961	MAGON	W/O	0/6	During landing at the "Zuts" site the aircraft got stuck as the airfield was in poor condition. Because the area was surrounded by the Germans, the crew stripped and burned the aircraft.
14 June 1942	Vyazma	PS-84	CCCP-Л4001	MAGON	W/O	6/6	Disappeared during a mission near Vyazma.
18 June 1942	Khodynka Field	PS-84	CCCP-Л3423	Moscow-Irkutsk	W/O	13	The aircraft took off with right engine problems. The engine began to vibrate, and the crew attempted to correct this by adjusting the altitude mixture control. The engine then failed, causing a loss of altitude. The aircraft struck a telegraph pole along a rail line and crashed on the rails near the Moscow-Butyrskaya tovarnaya railway station and burned out.
18 June 1942	Yelets	PS-84	CCCP-Л3484	MAGON	W/O	5/7	While on approach to Yelets from a partisan airstrip behind German lines the aircraft encountered poor weather. After circling the airport three times, the aircraft went into a dive on final approach at 40–50 m (130–160 ft) and crashed.
19 June 1942	Novosibirsk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3447	Un­known	W/O	1/4	Crashed shortly after takeoff due to engine failure. The mechanic made an error in managing the fuel system, causing the left engine to quit.
26 June 1942	Iventsevo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3948	MAGON	W/O	4/4	While flying over the front line, the aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire from the ground. The left engine caught fire, forcing the crew to make a forced landing in a field near Ivantsevo. But while performing a right turn at low height, the right wing struck trees. The aircraft crashed nose-down and burned out. The aircraft was operating a Stockholm-Kalinin cargo service.
28 June 1942	Sevastopol Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3997	MAGON	W/O	0/6	While taxiing the aircraft ran into a bomb crater, collapsing the landing gear and damaging the propellers. The aircraft was burned a few days later.
6 July 1942	Khlevnoye	PS-84	CCCP-Л3945	MAGON	W/O	0/8	Crashed following a Luftwaffe attack.
6 July 1942	Khlevnogo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3954	MAGON	W/O	0/8	The pilot became disorientated and flew too close to the German line. German fighters opened fire on the aircraft, shooting it down.
8 July 1942	Yelets	PS-84	CCCP-Л3437	MAGON	W/O	0/6	Shot down and caught fire following a German attack. The aircraft burned out. The sole passenger on board was the chief of staff of the 568th Regiment.
11 July 1942	Novokhopersk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3981	MAGON	W/O	0/6	Struck by German fire and crashed and burned out.
23 July 1942	Un­known	PS-84	CCCP-Л3461	Azov-Black Sea	W/O	Un­known	Crashed due to pilot errors.
27 July 1942	Paskovayka	PS-84	CCCP-Л3983	MAGON	W/O	0/33	Struck by German ground fire and crashed.
10 August 1942	Stalingrad Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3492	MAGON	W/O	Un­known	Destroyed in a Luftwaffe bombing raid.
11 August 1942	Achkhoy-Martan	PS-84	CCCP-Л3493	MAGON	W/O	5/24	The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Kuibyshev (now Samara)-Astrakhan-Makhachkala-Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz) passenger service. After arriving at Makhachkala, the pilot spent the night in the city as there was no place to stay at the airport. The flight was delayed the next morning because the pilot was late getting to the airport. During the flight to Ordzhonikidze, the co-pilot repeatedly told the pilot to maintain control, but then handed control to the co-pilot and fell asleep. The co-pilot flew along the mountains, although they could be bypassed to the north. The aircraft began losing altitude while climbing as the co-pilot had not calculated the climb rate and began hitting trees and then struck the side of a mountain. While the passengers were evacuating the aircraft, the left fuel tank exploded, starting a fire, followed by the right fuel tank and the aircraft burned out. All on board initially survived the crash, but two passengers died while being transported to Achkhoy-Martan, the navigator died while being transported to Grozny, and two more passengers died at the hospital two days later and four days later, respectively.
12 August 1942	Zhirkov	PS-84	CCCP-Л3921	Un­known	W/O	6/6	Shot down while on an ammunition air-drop mission for a Soviet army unit surrounded by German troops near Zhirkov.
13 August 1942	Verkhnyaya Akhtuba Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л4007	MAGON	W/O	3/7	While flying over the airport the aircraft was attacked by German fighters, starting a fire. The aircraft landed in flames at the airport and then burned out following landing.
25 August 1942	Tashkent Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3432	Moscow	W/O	0	Due to pilot error, the aircraft lifted off at low speed. After flying at 3–5 m (10–16 ft) for some 250–350 m (820–1,150 ft), the aircraft banked left, causing the left wing tip and propeller to hit the ground. The aircraft crashed and burned out.
17 November 1942	Krasnoyarsk	PS-84	CCCP-Л3965	Un­known	W/O	20/20	Shortly after takeoff the aircraft entered a nosedive due to overloading and fuselage and wing icing and crashed. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled Krasnoyarsk-Kirensk passenger service, flying the ALSIB (Alaska-Siberia) route.
8 December 1942	Mount Menshy Brat	Li-2	CCCP-Л5805	Uzbekistan	W/O	8/8	The aircraft was being delivered to the Soviet Air Force when it crashed into a mountain following a loss of altitude in poor visibility and icing conditions.
14 December 1942	Tashkent	PS-124	CCCP-Л760	Uzbekistan	W/O	36/36	Crashed after a passenger took the controls and disengaged the autopilot, sending the aircraft into a nosedive from 500 m (1,600 ft). The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Chardzhou-Tashkent passenger service.
22 December 1942	Yanaul	PS-84	CCCP-Л3903	Ural	W/O	10/12	En route to Sverdlovsk, the crew encountered severe icing conditions while flying through clouds at 400 m (1,300 ft). The crew diverted to Yanaul, but the crew abandoned the approach and performed a go-around. The aircraft stalled in a steep turn during the go-around and crashed near a meat-processing plant. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Kazan-Sverdlovsk passenger service.
23 January 1943	Myakinino	PS-84	CCCP-Л3443	Un­known	W/O	5/10	While on approach to Moscow, the crew could not locate Vnukovo Airport. The crew diverted to Khimki but were not allowed to land. While circling over northwest Moscow for an airfield, the aircraft lost altitude and struck a barn and crashed at the "16th Party Congress" sovkhoz (state farm). The aircraft was operating a Khvoinaya-Moscow cargo service.
2 March 1943	Mount Ketan-Dag	Li-2	CCCP-Л3495	Un­known	W/O	2/6	Caught in a downdraft, the aircraft struck the side of Mount Ketan-Dag, 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Yerevan. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Yerevan–Tbilisi passenger service.
5 March 1943	Berdigestyakh	PS-84	CCCP-Л3913	Un­known	W/O	3/11	While en route to Olyokminsk from Yakutsk the aircraft encountered heavy snow while flying at 150 m (490 ft). Both engines lost power, causing a loss of altitude. The aircraft crashed in a forest.
27 March 1943	near Khodynka Aerodrome	PS-84	CCCP-Л3440	Un­known	W/O	2/14	Shortly after takeoff the left engine began having problems, probably due to the use of low-octane fuel. The pilots decided to return but they performed a 180 degree turn to land in the opposite direction. While landing the aircraft came in too high and banked left to avoid a parked aircraft. The left wing hit the ground and the aircraft crashed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow–Khvoinaya passenger service.
29 April 1943	Sukhumi Airport	PS-7	CCCP-Л3759	Un­known	W/O	5/7	The aircraft was carrying ammunition and technical property from Kutaisi to Elizavetinskaya. Before the flight, the mechanic met with the pilot and invited him to his apartment where they drank and agreed to send the pilot's wife with them to Adler. After drinking, the now-drunk crew and the pilot's wife came to Kutaisi Airport. Taking advantage of a lack of control of airport personnel, the crew allowed another passenger on board and flew to Adler, although the aircraft was overloaded. The pilot flew too low at times and performed stunts. The intense heat and turbulence made the pilot drunker still and he decided to land at Sukhumi. The aircraft entered a descending left turn and crashed on a beach near the airport.
11 May 1943	Molotov	PS-84	CCCP-Л3931	Un­known	W/O	1/5	The aircraft was on a test flight following an engine change. Shortly after takeoff, the flight engineer made a mistake in handling the fuel system, causing both engines to quit. The pilot attempted to return to the airport but the aircraft was flying too low, and it struck the roofs of two houses and crashed in the outskirts of Molotov, damaging a third house.
20 May 1943	Sochi	PS-84	CCCP-Л3909	Un­known	W/O	6/6	Struck a mountainside near Sochi 500 m (1,600 ft) from the coast while on approach in bad weather. The aircraft was operating a supply flight for partisans in the Crimea when the aircraft had to turn around due to poor weather over the drop targets. The crew could not divert to Sukhumi also due to poor weather.
24 May 1943	Zavodskoy Airfield	DC-3-196A	URSS-B	Moscow	W/O	1/20	The aircraft took off from Saratov in the opposite direction due to crosswinds. The aircraft then lifted off near the end of the runway, but with a hill ahead the pilot banked left at low speed and low altitude to clear the hill, the aircraft stalled and crashed into an earthen wall. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Baku–Saratov–Moscow passenger service.
29 May 1943	Yegorevsk	Li-2	CCCP-Л3499	Un­known	W/O	0/14	The aircraft was operating a flight from Krasnodar to Moscow. Five hours and 30 minutes into the flight, the oil pressure in the right engine began to drop; the engine was also vibrating slightly. The engine was shut down and the flight continued on the remaining engine. Ten minutes later the left engine began overheating and the crew decided to make an emergency landing at Yegorevsk, but the pilot had difficulty calculating the glide pattern. A go-around was performed, but too late, and the aircraft could not gain sufficient speed and altitude. The tail caught the roof of a building and the aircraft crashed. The oil tanks had not been filled with enough oil.
2 June 1943	Bryansk	Li-2	CCCP-Л4024	Un­known	W/O	7/7	Struck by German anti-aircraft artillery fire and crashed while operating a supply mission for partisans on the Bryansk front.
3 June 1943	Ivanovo	PS-84	CCCP-Л3932	Un­known	W/O	5/8	Thirty-five minutes after takeoff at 200–250 m (660–820 ft), the right engine lost power and quit, soon followed by the left engine. The pilot decided to make a forced landing but the aircraft struck trees and crashed and burned. The flight engineer had forgotten to switch the tanks in time.
18 July 1943	Osipovka	PS-84	CCCP-Л4000	Un­known	W/O	0/15	The aircraft was evacuating wounded partisan fighters. Because the area was soaked by rain, the aircraft could not take off and was moved and camouflaged near the landing site. German forces pounded the area for one hour and the aircraft was hit several times, suffering bullet holes as well as a punctured oil cooler on the left engine. After fixing the oil cooler the aircraft took off, but just seconds after takeoff the left engine quit. The aircraft began to roll to the left and struck the ground and crashed in a swamp. Forty to forty-five minutes later the aircraft was attacked by a German Fw 189 and burned out.
30 July 1943	Zhukovka	PS-84	CCCP-Л3489	Un­known	W/O	1/6	While en route to an area behind German lines the aircraft was attacked by Luftwaffe fighters. The aircraft crashed following a fire; all six crew bailed out but one did not survive.
30 July 1943	Mogilev Region	PS-84	CCCP-Л3912	Un­known	W/O	5/7	Caught fire and crashed in Belarus following an attack by a Luftwaffe fighter while on a supply flight for partisans. A crewmember and the sole passenger bailed out of the aircraft and survived; the remaining crew remain MIA.
8 August 1943	Balashov Airfield	PS-84	CCCP-Л3982	Un­known	W/O	6/6	Stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was carrying three Klimov M-105 engines. During takeoff one of the engines broke through the cabin floor, trapping the control cable of the horizontal stabilizer which ran under the floor. The pilot tried to steer the aircraft with the stabilizer trim tabs, but the aircraft did not respond. The aircraft crashed in the steppe some 7 km (4.3 mi) from takeoff and burned out. The aircraft was operating a Balachov-Kursk cargo service. The engine had not been secured properly.
21 August 1943	Akhtyrka	Li-2	CCCP-Л4034	Un­known	W/O	Un­known	Disappeared while on a flight from Oboyan to an area behind German lines, 20 km (12 mi) from Mirgorod. The aircraft was last seen flying over the front line near Akhtyrka. All crew declared MIA and presumed dead.
22 August 1943	Rechitsa	PS-84	CCCP-Л3956	Un­known	W/O	5/6	Thirty minutes after takeoff from "Airstrip No. 17", an engine failed at 200–300 m (660–980 ft). The crew attempted to return, but altitude was lost and the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a forest.
27 August 1943	Vitebsk Region	Li-2	CCCP-Л4047	Un­known	W/O	6/6	Disappeared following an attack at 1,300 m (4,265 ft), 58 km (36 mi) southwest of Nevel, by a Luftwaffe fighter. Neither the aircraft nor the crew (declared MIA) have been found.
28 August 1943	Khvoinaya Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л3959	Un­known	W/O	2/6	The aircraft returned to Khvoinaya due to poor weather at their destination of Lake Onega. Weather at Khvoinaya was even worse, with a thunderstorm in the area. During the first attempt to land the crew performed a go-around. The crew was then blinded by lightning and became disoriented, causing the aircraft to bank left and crash.
14 September 1943	Toropa	PS-84	CCCP-Л4012	Un­known	W/O	6/6	The aircraft was returning from a supply flight for partisans in Belarus when it was attacked by a Luftwaffe Bf 110 fighter. An in-flight fire resulted, and the aircraft crashed near the front line.
19 September 1943	Yakhnovo Airfield	PS-84	CCCP-Л4008	Un­known	W/O	17/17	While between Khvoinaya and Leningrad the crew became disoriented. The crew then decided to return to Khvoinaya, but diverted to Yakhnovo due to poor weather at Khvoinaya. The crew abandoned the first landing attempt, then both engines quit because the flight engineer forgot to switch the fuel tanks. Altitude was lost and the aircraft crashed in a swamp.
20 September 1943	Un­known	Li-2	CCCP-Л4029	Moscow	W/O	5/5	The inexperienced crew deviated from the flight route by 68 km (42 mi) to the northwest. The crew then attempted to land at their destination on time, but by then the left engine had failed and the aircraft was low on fuel. The aircraft crashed into the ground while in an approach pattern to land at Tashla.
24 October 1943	Asha	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л37	Moscow	W/O	5/5	Crashed and burned out.
18 December 1943	Ramenye	C-47A	CCCP-Л825	Un­known	W/O	14/14	While on a supply flight for partisans in the area of Lake Lubans in eastern Latvia behind German lines, the crew was not able to locate the target area due to fog and low clouds. The crew decided to return to Staraya Toropa, but while attempting to land, the aircraft crashed in a meadow near Ramenye.
21 December 1943	Vnukovo Airport	Li-2	CCCP-Л4032	Un­known	W/O	3/7	During a training flight both engines quit due to a design defect of a fuel tank, causing a loss of altitude and speed. The trainee pilot pulled back on the controls but this caused the aircraft to stall. The aircraft crashed in a forest 800 m (2,600 ft) from the airport.
13 January 1944	Svoryn	C-47A	CCCP-Л837	Un­known	W/O	0/18	The aircraft was operating a supply flight for the "Sikorski" partisan unit in the area near Svoryn. The aircraft attempted to take off from a short, waterlogged runway at low speed, but the left wing struck the ground and the aircraft crashed. The aircraft was abandoned because the accident occurred behind German lines.
12 February 1944	Novoyuryevka	Li-2	CCCP-Л4068	Un­known	W/O	6/6	Stalled at 30–40 m (98–131 ft), banked right and crashed shortly after takeoff. The elevator trim tabs were not set correctly before takeoff. The aircraft was operating a Gorky-Kuibyshev cargo service.
13 February 1944	Un­known	C-47A	CCCP-Л846	Un­known	W/O	5/5	Disappeared while flying from Kudrovo (near Leningrad) to an area behind German lines. Neither the crew nor the aircraft have been found.
17 February 1944	Tartu	C-47A	CCCP-Л847	Un­known	W/O	6/6	Disappeared while flying from Kudrovo to the area of Tartu to paradrop a reconnaissance team behind German lines. Neither the crew nor the aircraft have been found.
27 February 1944	Un­known	Li-2	CCCP-Л4076	Un­known	W/O	Un­known	Disappeared between Nikopol and Krivoi Rog while on a flight from Melitopol to an area behind German lines to support the 3rd Ukrainian Front offensive. All occupants of the aircraft, including both pilots, were declared MIA and presumed dead as the aircraft was never found.
4 March 1944	Vnukovo Airport	C-47A	CCCP-Л875	Un­known	W/O	0/5	The aircraft was on a positioning flight from Vnukovo to Khodynka. During the flight, one engine was shut down for training purposes, but it could not be restarted. The pilot then returned to Vnukovo but touched down too late and the crew performed a go-around, but before gaining sufficient altitude, the aircraft hit a parked Bell P-39Q Airacobra (42-2226), crashed in a revetment and burned out.
8 March 1944	Novoyuryevka	Li-2	CCCP-Л4064	Un­known	W/O	8/8	The aircraft was attacked by four Luftwaffe Bf 109s while paradropping supplies for units of the 3rd Ukrainian Front. The aircraft crashed after a fire broke out.
20 March 1944	Yanovshchina	PS-84	CCCP-Л3990	Un­known	W/O	7/8	The aircraft was shot down by a Luftwaffe fighter while on a supply flight from Staraya Toropa to partisans behind German lines.
11 April 1944	Kolomyya	C-47A	CCCP-Л853	Un­known	W/O	0	Overran the runway on landing and ran down a slope after the crew was interfered by another person in the cockpit who forced the crew to land in the opposite direction.
14 April 1944	Rechitsa	C-47A	CCCP-Л877	Un­known	W/O	0	The aircraft was accidently shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft fire when it flew over the Dnepr River bridge.
16 May 1944	Kiev	Li-2	CCCP-Л4063	Un­known	W/O	0	While parked at an airport in Kiev, the radio operator refilled his lighter through a filler syringe and spilled fuel in the process. While testing the lighter the fuel-soaked floor caught fire and the aircraft burned out.
18 May 1944	Ploskin	C-47A	CCCP-Л833	Un­known	W/O	3/6	While returning from a supply flight for the "Kuibyshev" partisan unit, the pilot thought the aircraft had been attacked. The aircraft descended to a low altitude, but the wing struck treetops and the aircraft crashed and burned out.
30 May 1944	Novy Dvor	C-47	CCCP-Л843	Un­known	W/O	8/8	The aircraft was operating a supply flight for the "V.Z Korzh" partisan group in Starobinsk District (now Soligorsk District), Minsk Region. The aircraft attempted to land at a provisional airstrip near Khorostov in poor weather, but due to a tailwind the aircraft touched down late and bounced on landing. The pilot then performed a go-around, but the aircraft struck trees and crashed on the southern edge of the landing strip.
27 June 1944	Lake Palik	C-47A	CCCP-Л882	Un­known	W/O	2/5	While dropping supplies for partisans in the Lake Palik area, a parachute became entangled in the tail, causing a loss of control. The aircraft lost altitude until the parachute's cargo caught in a tree and the aircraft crashed in a swamp.
13 July 1944	Avgustova	C-47A	CCCP-Л876	Un­known	W/O	6/6	En route to Kutski the aircraft encountered poor weather and low visibility. The crew were unable to locate the Kutski airstrip. The aircraft descended until it struck trees and crashed nose-down.
20 July 1944	Kok-Su	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л40	West Siberia	W/O	6/6	The aircraft was being ferried from Alma-Ata to Kuibyshev (now Samara) for state trials with the NII GVF when it crashed in a steep gorge near a mountain pass over the Dzhil-Dhuta mountain range near Kok-Su. While en route to Semipalatinsk, the crew had deviated from the flight path to avoid bad weather. Over mountains the aircraft could not gain altitude and it stalled and crashed at 2,700 m (8,900 ft).
30 September 1944	Vyatskiye Polyany	PS-84	CCCP-Л3436	Far East	W/O	0/19	The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Khabarovsk–Sverdlovsk–Kazan–Moscow passenger service. Some 2 hours and 15 minutes into the Sverdlovsk–Kazan leg, the left engine failed. The pilot decided to perform an emergency landing at Vyatskiye Polyany, but miscalculated the approach and performed a go-around. Airspeed was lost while trying to "hop" over a rail line, and the aircraft crashed 50 m (160 ft) behind the rail line, destroying three wooden huts.
13 October 1944	Hronská Breznica	Li-2	Un­known	MAGON	W/O	3/6	During a supply flight from Cherlyany, Lvov region to Tri Duby in support of the Slovak National Uprising, the aircraft was attacked by a German night fighter at 3,100 m (10,200 ft). The right engine and fuselage were hit and following a loss of altitude the aircraft crashed in the Stitna jama forest north of Brdo hill near Hronská Breznica.
11 November 1944	Builya	C-47A	CCCP-Л835	Un­known	W/O	1/15	The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Minsk-Lublin passenger service. En route to Minsk the crew encountered bad weather and low visibility. The crew became disoriented and overflew Minsk. The crew then performed a forced landing at Builya, but the aircraft came in too fast, bounced, touched down a second time and crashed in an anti-aircraft artillery trench.
13 November 1944	Stanislav	Li-2	Un­known	Un­known	W/O	4/8	While returning from behind German lines, the crew returned to Lvov instead of Stanislav by accident. The crew immediately returned to Stanislav, but were unable to locate the airfield. The aircraft hit tree tops and crashed during the fifth attempt to land.
15 November 1944	Off Memel	C-47	CCCP-Л928	Un­known	W/O	7/7	Disappeared over the Baltic Sea while on a flight from Polan to NKGD target No. 36 (80 km (50 mi) southwest of Danzig) in bad weather.
25 November 1944	Off Absheron Peninsula	Li-2	CCCP-Л4111	Un­known	W/O	7/7	Crashed in the Caspian Sea during a training flight.
7 December 1944	Orlovka	Li-2	CCCP-Л4161	Un­known	W/O	16/16	The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kishinov (now Chisinau)-Kiev-Moscow passenger service. While en route to Kiev the aircraft flew into thick fog, struck a slope of a ravine and then crashed in a field while flying too low.
21 December 1944	Un­known	C-47A	CCCP-Л870	Un­known	W/O	6/6	The aircraft was returning from a supply mission between Rzeszow and Nowy Targ for Polish partisans when it crashed. The aircraft was probably shot down by Luftwaffe fighters; the wreckage was never found.
13 January 1945	Zavodskoy Airfield	C-47A	CCCP-Л866	Un­known	W/O	6/6	While on approach to Saratov, the aircraft encountered low clouds and fog. Speed was lost while the aircraft was making a turn, and the aircraft crashed on the slope of the Korolyov Sad ravine near Zavodskoy Airfield and burned out.
14 January 1945	Stalinabad	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л46	Tajikistan	W/O	3/3	Twenty minutes after takeoff the right wing caught fire, probably due to a fuel leak. The aircraft entered a dive after the right wing fuel tanks exploded and the aircraft crashed into rocks in the Rangon Mountains, near Stalinabad (now Dushanbe). The aircraft was operating a Stalinabad-Kulob cargo service.
22 January 1945	Shelkovskaya	C-47B	CCCP-Л963	Azerbaijan	W/O	6/6	While en route to Grozny, visibility was poor. The crew descended to a low altitude and followed a rail line. In the Gudermes District the aircraft flew into thick fog. The crew followed the wrong rail line to Chervlennaya. The crew then decided to fly to Grozny directly, over the Terek Ridge. The aircraft was unable to gain sufficient altitude and struck a mountain slope. The aircraft was operating a Baku-Makhachkala-Grozny-Simferopol service.
22 January 1945	Minsk-1 Airport	C-47A	CCCP-Л901	Un­known	W/O	0/6	Crashed following double engine failure. The right engine failed 15 minutes after takeoff from Minsk. The crew returned to Minsk, but after performing two go-arounds, the left engine also failed. The aircraft struck a pole, hit a roof of a house and crashed in a garden. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Minsk-Kaunas-Šiauliai cargo service.
4 March 1945	Mulden	C-47A	CCCP-Л915	Un­known	W/O	5/5	The aircraft was being ferried from Wormditt (now Orneta) to Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) when it crashed and was destroyed by fire, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Mulden (now Perevalovo), after one of the wings contacted trees while it was flying too low.
15 March 1945	Chardzhou Airport	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л41	Turkmenistan	W/O	0/7	The aircraft was being flown from Ashkhabad (now Ashgabat) to Alma-Ata for overhaul by ARM-405. Near Repetek the right engine failed. The pilot decided to perform a go-around on landing at Chardzhou (now Turkmenabat) as he was not able to make out the landing sign as he was blinded by the sun. While in a left turn the aircraft lost altitude and speed and crashed into trees and an irrigation canal 4 km (2.5 mi) from the airport, breaking off the landing gear, flaps, ailerons and both outer engines.
1 April 1945	Turovets	Li-2	CCCP-Л4038	Un­known	W/O	0/9	The aircraft was operating an international scheduled Moscow–Kiev–Kraków passenger service. En route to Kraków, the right engine developed problems. The crew decided to perform an emergency landing at Skoromokhi Airport, but the right engine caught fire and the crew made a forced landing in difficult terrain near Turovets, some 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Skoromokhi, after which the aircraft burned out. The engines had been serviced with winter-grade oil, too thin for the warmer springtime temperatures.
19 April 1945	Kielce	PS-84	CCCP-Л3976	Un­known	W/O	11/13	Struck trees on a mountain slope and crashed after the crew deviated from the planned course due to bad weather. The aircraft operated on a Kraków-Minsk-Moscow flight in support of the People's Commissariat for Lines of Communications.
3 May 1945	Gleiwitz	Li-2	Un­known	Un­known	W/O	Un­known	Damaged on landing when the aircraft struck three parked Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-2s.
4 December 1945	Severny Airport	C-47B	CCCP-Л950	Ural	W/O	16/16	The aircraft encountered low clouds and fog while approaching Novosibirsk. The right wing struck the wiring of a radio tower while the crew was attempting to locate the runway and the aircraft crashed out of control. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Ulan Bator (now Ulaanbaatar)-Krasnoyarsk-Novosibirsk-Moscow passenger service.
1946	Taldi-Kurgan	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л28	West Siberia	W/O	4/4	The aircraft was being ferried from Alma-Ata to Novosibirsk when it crashed into mountains during a thunderstorm after being re-engined.
14 January 1946	Netrubezh, Kolpnyansky District	Li-2	CCCP-Л4150	Ukraine	W/O	22/22	En route to Moscow, the aircraft encountered icing conditions at a height of 400–600 m (1,300–2,000 ft). The resultant buffeting of the tailplane caused a portion of the left stabilizer to separate 77 minutes into the flight. The aircraft lost control and entered a tailspin. The pilot attempted to recover, but this overstressed the fuselage and the aircraft broke up at 150–200 m (490–660 ft) and crashed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kharkov-Moscow passenger service.
27 January 1946	Gerelde	Li-2	CCCP-Л4131	Uzbekistan	W/O	0	The aircraft was operating a Chardzhou–Urgench passenger service. Before the flight, the pilot was observed drinking several glasses of vodka. He ordered the co-pilot to perform the takeoff while staying in the cabin himself. During the flight, the pilot harassed a female passenger and asked the passengers for more vodka. Now drunk, the pilot entered the cockpit, commented on the co-pilot, and later took control. The pilot then put the aircraft into a dive, but the co-pilot was able to pull out. The aircraft went into another dive at which the co-pilot and flight engineer took control, but the propellers had hit the ground. The aircraft climbed to 100 m (330 ft) but both engines lost power and a forced landing was carried out during which the aircraft broke up. All four crew and all passengers escaped uninjured.
31 January 1946	Solntsevo	C-47A	CCCP-Л854	Moscow	W/O	3/5	The aircraft was being ferried from Bykovo Airport to Vnukovo Airport when the left engine failed 15 minutes into the flight. The propeller could not be feathered and the crew decided to make an emergency landing at Sukovo Airfield (now the Solntsevo District in Moscow), but performed a go-around as the landing gear was not locked in time after being lowered. During climbout for the go-around, the right engine overheated and also failed. The aircraft entered a spin and crashed in a forest.
6 February 1946	Darvaza Airport	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л35	Turkmenistan	W/O	6/6	Stalled and crashed while on approach following the failure of the left horizontal stabilizer.
20 February 1946	Minsk-1 Airport	PS-84	CCCP-Л4162	Un­known	W/O	0/5	Struck the ruins of a building and broke apart following an aborted takeoff when the aircraft had already lifted off.
22 March 1946	Chukotka National District	Li-2	Un­known	Yakut	W/O	Un­known	Struck a mountainside while flying too low between mountain ranges. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Anadyr-Uelkal passenger service. The pilot had a history of a lack of discipline and alcohol problems.
22 March 1946	Bakovka	C-47A	CCCP-Л893	Un­known	W/O	5/5	Crashed on a slope of a hill on the bank of the Setun River near Bakovka, Moscow Region, probably due to icing. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Minsk-Berlin cargo service.
2 April 1946	Mount Guram, North Ossetian ASSR	C-47A	CCCP-Л924	Un­known	W/O	6/6	Struck a mountain after the crew took a shortcut while en route to Rostov. The wreckage was found on 20 July 1946 some 93 km (58 mi) to the right of the planned route. The aircraft was operating a Tbilisi-Rostov passenger service.
28 April 1946	Kazan	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л27	West Siberia	W/O	0	Force-landed in wooded area near Kazan due to engine failure. Two days before, the number one piston in the left engine failed. The cylinder and piston were replaced, but the mechanic did not clean out the remains of the old piston.
6 September 1946	Darvaza	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л35	Turkmenistan	W/O	6/6	The aircraft was operating a Ashgabat-Darvaza cargo service. On final approach, the aircraft pitched up, stalled and crashed short of the runway. During maintenance, several bolts were left missing in the inner part of the left elevator, causing it to fail.
31 October 1946	Tashauz	Li-2	CCCP-Л4278	Turkmenistan	W/O	0/16	While on final approach to Tashauz the left wing caught fire. The aircraft landed safely and all on board were able to escape before the aircraft burned out. The left rear fuel tank cap was not properly closed (due to an improperly fitted fuel filter) following refueling at Ashgabat, and fuel spilled into the left wing itself during the flight. When the engines were throttled down shortly before landing, the fuel vapors ignited, starting the fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Ashgabat-Tashauz passenger service.
5 November 1946	Vnukovo Airport	C-47B	CCCP-Л946	Un­known	W/O	13/26	The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Berlin–Riga-Moscow passenger service. After being in a holding pattern for two hours, the crew started the approach. The crew decided to go-around some 300 m (980 ft) past a landing sign. The aircraft was flying low and engine power was sharply increased. The aircraft went into a steep climb, lost speed and crashed 600 m (2,000 ft) from the landing sign. Most of the passengers were flying to Moscow to take part in October Revolution celebrations.
	Odintsovsky District	Li-2	CCCP-Л4181	Turkmenistan	W/O	5/5	The aircraft was being ferried from Voronezh Airport to Vnukovo Airport, when it crashed in the outskirts of Moscow due to fuel exhaustion while in a holding pattern.
	Vnukovo Airport	Li-2	CCCP-Л4207	Lithuania	W/O	1/26	Crashed due to fuel exhaustion after repeated approach attempts while in a holding pattern. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Vilnius-Moscow passenger service. Most of the passengers were flying to Moscow to take part in October Revolution celebrations.
9 November 1946	Ufa	Li-2	CCCP-Л4145	Privolzhsk	W/O	7/7	Ninety-five minutes after takeoff, the left engine was shut down due to low oil pressure. The pilot decided to divert to Ufa, but was unable to locate the airport due to low clouds. When the aircraft descended through clouds, the pilot realized that he was above the city. The crew increased power to the right engine, and it overheated. The pilot turned towards the Belaya River, but the aircraft later struck trees on the river bank, crashed in a forest, and burned out. The aircraft was operating a Kuibyshev-Ufa–Sverdlovsk passenger service as Flight 236. The crew had shut down the wrong engine.
4 December 1946	Mashhad	Li-2	Un­known	Un­known	W/O	24/24	Crashed shortly after takeoff.
5 March 1947	Caucasus Mountains	C-47B	CCCP-Л952	Georgia	W/O	23/23	Radio contact with the flight was lost 73 minutes after takeoff. The wreckage was found on 20 June 1947 in the Caucasus Mountains. The flight was running late and the pilot straightened the route through the mountains. The aircraft encountered icing conditions and struck a mountain. The aircraft was operating a Tbilisi-Moscow passenger service as Flight 34.
22 April 1947	Volochanka	C-47	CCCP-Л1204	Krasnoyarsk	W/O	9/34	The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kosisty–Khatanga–Dudinka–Turukhansk–Krasnoyarsk passenger service. Just after takeoff the left engine began to overheat. Thirty-eight minutes into the flight the left engine lost oil pressure and was shut down, but this also caused a loss of electric power, as the generator on the other engine was not working. The crew continued on the remaining engine, but a return to Kosisty was not possible due to poor weather. The crew flew towards Khatanga, but were unable to locate the airport and continued to Volochanka. Five hours into the flight the crew encountered icing conditions, but changed course and left for better weather conditions. The number one engine overheated and failed and the pilot then force-landed the aircraft in tundra on the Taymyr Peninsula. Three days after the accident, nine people (three crew and six passengers) left the crash site to seek help and were never seen again. The pilot's skeletal remains were found in a bog 120 km (75 mi) southwest of the crash site on 23 October 1953 by a reindeer herder; nothing is known of the remaining eight. The remaining 25 survivors were rescued on 13 May 1947 by an Li-2. In 2016, the aircraft was salvaged and transported by water to Krasnoyarsk for restoration and will eventually be on display at the future Museum of the Exploration of the Russian North in Krasnoyarsk.
16 May 1947	Khabarovsk	C-47A	CCCP-Л1048	Far East	W/O	22/22	While on approach in bad weather, the aircraft struck a tower of a broadcast station and crashed. Weather conditions were below minimum at Khabarovsk and the airport should have been closed, yet ATC allowed the aircraft to land.
16 June 1947	Leninabad Airport	Li-2	CCCP-Л4088	Kazakhstan	W/O	3/7	Crashed on takeoff. The aircraft failed to lift off and the pilot forced the aircraft to lift off at low speed. The aircraft struck a telephone pole and a high-voltage power line at a height of just 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft). The aircraft, operating a Leninabad (now Khujand)–Alma-Ata cargo service, was overloaded by 627 kg (1,382 lb).
21 June 1947	Karkinyts'ka Gulf	Li-2	CCCP-Л4138	Ukraine	W/O	8/29	Ditched in the Black Sea following a loss of engine power.
1 July 1947	Moscow	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1317	Moscow	W/O	4/6	The left engine failed on takeoff from Vnukovo Airport, causing a loss of airspeed. The pilot attempted to return, but the aircraft lost altitude, hit tree tops and the roof of a house and crashed into a second house.
6 August 1947	Severo-Vostochny Bank	Li-2	CCCP-Л4017	Un­known	W/O	4/6	During a training flight, the aircraft stalled and crashed following a loss of speed while performing a left turn at 100 m (330 ft).
19 September 1947	Vnukovo Airport	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1332	Moscow	W/O	0/0	Struck by a crashing North American B-25 (CCCP-I850) that lost control during an emergency landing. Both aircraft burned out.
24 November 1947	Koltsovo Airport	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1356	Moscow	W/O	0/6	The aircraft was operating a Sverdlovsk–Moscow passenger service with several intermediate stops. On takeoff from Sverdlovsk the aircraft was overloaded by 330 kg (730 lb) and not properly de-iced. The aircraft failed to lift off and overran the runway, struck some bushes, ran into a hole and broke apart.
18 December 1947	Teply Stan	C-47	CCCP-Л997	Un­known	W/O	1	The aircraft crashed while on a test flight following an overhaul by ARB-400. While on approach to Vnukovo Airport the aircraft entered fog, struck a hill with the right wing, and crashed near kilometer 18 of the Kaluga Highway.
18 December 1947	Krasnoyarsk	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1343	Moscow	W/O	7/25	Fifteen minutes after takeoff, the left engine was shut down due to low oil pressure. The crew returned to the airport, but on the first attempt to land the approach speed was too high and the landing gear was lowered too late. The pilot performed a go-around. On the second attempt the aircraft stalled at a height of 40–50 m (130–160 ft) and crashed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger service as Flight 6.
30 December 1947	Chrysostom	Li-2	CCCP-Л4214	Moscow	W/O	6/6	Struck a mountain in the Taganai range of the Ural Mountains 20 km (12 mi) north of Chrysostom (now Zlatoust) at 1,145 m (3,757 ft). The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Chelyabinsk-Kazan-Moscow cargo service as Flight 20. ATC had allowed the crew to fly too low.
3 February 1948	Transbaikal	Ju 52/3m	CCCP-Л54	Krasnoyarsk	W/O	0/2	Crashed into a mountain slope after flying through snow.
21 April 1948	Chita	C-47B	CCCP-Л1215	East Siberia	W/O	3/6	The aircraft took off in bad weather on a rescue mission for an Li-2 (CCCP-Л4279) that had force-landed near Tynda. While en route the right engine began to vibrate severely and the propeller could not be feathered. While flying over a mountain range the aircraft could not gain sufficient altitude. The left propeller struck tree tops and the left stabilizer struck a power pole. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into an embankment of a former rail line.
23 April 1948	Khabarovsk Airport	Li-2	CCCP-Л4437	Far East	W/O	1/16	Swerved off the runway on takeoff. The wing hit a telegraph pole and the aircraft struck a pole of a high-voltage power line. The rudder trimmer had not been set to the neutral position before takeoff. Due to operate a Khabarovsk–Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk passenger service.
24 April 1948	Bodaybo	Li-2	CCCP-Л4460	East Siberia	W/O	28/29	The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kirensk-Bodaybo passenger service. The crew, who was drunk, deviated from the flight path in poor visibility and followed the Vitim River at a height of just 100 m (330 ft). Control was lost in a snowstorm and the aircraft crashed onto the ice of the river.
22 May 1948	Magadan	C-47B	CCCP-Л1073	Far East	W/O	8/9	The aircraft was completing a Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky-Magadan passenger service. The weather conditions at Magadan were deteriorating, and the crew decided to divert to Seymchan. The head of Magadan Airport was drunk, and despite actions of other controllers he allowed the aircraft to descend to 300 m (980 ft). Communication with the flight was later lost, and the aircraft crashed into the slope of the Marchekanskaya sopka mountain near Magadan 70 m (230 ft) from the top.
31 July 1948	Turukhansk	PBN-1 Nomad	CCCP-Л789	Krasnoyarsk	W/O	3/20	After an uneventful flight, the crew received permission to land, but the crew did not receive some information on water conditions. After an approach in gusty winds and high waves, the aircraft bounced twice and got to a height of 5–6 m (16–20 ft) before losing speed and nosing down into the water. The bow collapsed and broke off. The aircraft sank at a 50–60° angle; three passengers drowned. The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic scheduled Krasnoyarsk-Podkamennaya Tunguska River-Turukhansk-Valek passenger service.
2 September 1948	Novosibirsk	Il-12	CCCP-Л1465	Moscow	W/O	1/20	Crashed shortly after takeoff from Severny Airport, when the flight engineer reduced engine power without regarding airspeed readings, causing the aircraft to descend until it impacted terrain. The left wing separated on impact and the aircraft turned 180 degrees before coming to rest. A propeller blade broke off and penetrated the fuselage, killing one passenger. The aircraft was due to operate the second leg of a domestic scheduled Khabarovsk-Novosibirsk-Omsk-Moscow passenger service as Flight 6.
4 September 1948	Bykovo Airport	Li-2	CCCP-Л4498	Moscow	W/O	6/24	Immediately after takeoff the pilot ordered the landing lights turned off and the landing gear raised. The pilot became lost in the darkness and the left propeller touched the ground. The aircraft continued to fly until the left wing struck a power pole and a fence. The aircraft finally crashed in a garden and caught fire. Crew fatigue was blamed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Kharkov-Simferopol passenger service as Flight 253.
9 September 1948	Baymakovo Aerodrome	Il-12	CCCP-Л1427	Buguruslan AFTC	W/O	4/4	During a training flight, the pilot was practicing flying with one engine out, but the instructor feathered the propeller too soon after a go-around with the flaps deployed, causing the aircraft to enter a 30° bank and lose airspeed. Control was lost and the aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airport.
30 September 1948	Balkhash Airport	Li-2	CCCP-Л4304	Kazakhstan	W/O	15/15	En route to Karaganda the crew probably became disoriented while flying in clouds, causing the aircraft to enter a dive. The crew was recovering from the dive when the right wing broke off due to overstress of the airframe. The aircraft crashed in the steppe 39 km (24 mi) from the airport; wreckage was found on 10 October 1948. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Alma-Ata–Balkhash–Karaganda–Kostanay–Chelyabinsk–Kazan–Moscow passenger service as Flight 60.
12 October 1948	Yevlakh	Il-12	CCCP-Л1450	Uzbekistan	W/O	10/10	The aircraft disappeared amid inclement weather while attempting to return to Baku owing to navigation difficulties due to poor radio reception while operating the second leg of a Tashkent-Baku-Tbilisi-Sochi domestic passenger service. The wreckage was never found.
12 October 1948	Parshino	Li-2T	CCCP-Л4658	East Siberia	W/O	4/4	Crashed in taiga near the Parshinka River and burned out due to double engine failure caused by fuel starvation. The aircraft, operating an Irkutsk–Kirensk–Bodaybo cargo service, was refueled at Kirensk with fuel contaminated by too much water which later froze, clogging the fuel system.
25 October 1948	Samurskaya	Li-2	CCCP-Л4500	Georgia	W/O	18/18	The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Karachayevsk-Sukhumi-Tbilisi service. The crew, who was drunk, carried out the incorrect procedure climb and set course over mountains. The crew attempted to find a route to follow the coast line but this failed. The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain at 1,610 m (5,280 ft). The wreckage was found by accident on 8 August 1949.
18 November 1948	Leninabad	Li-2	CCCP-Л4275	Tajikistan	W/O	4/5	Between Jizak and Leninabad (now Khujand) the aircraft encountered bad weather. While flying in cloud the aircraft was blown off course by strong winds and struck a mountain in the Mogol-Tau ridge at 700 m (2,300 ft). The aircraft was operating a Stalinabad-Leninabad-Lyubertsy cargo service.
22 November 1948	Ryzhovo	Li-2	CCCP-Л4463	Yakut	W/O	23/26	The aircraft was completing a Yakutsk–Zyryanka-Srednekolymsk domestic scheduled passenger service. While on approach to Srednekolymsk, the crew could not get in contact with the airport and decided to land at an airstrip near Ryzhovo on the banks of the Kolyma River. During the final turn to land, the aircraft lost speed, stalled and crashed through the ice on the frozen river 400 m (1,300 ft) from the airstrip.
23 December 1948	Moscow	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1731	Uzbekistan	W/O	12/12	Both aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision. The Il-12 was on a ferry flight from Khodynka Aerodrome to Tashkent when it collided with a TS-62 being ferried from Vnukovo Airport to Bykovo Airport. The Il-12 lost both engines in the collision, while the TS-62 had its tail sheared off.
		TS-62	CCCP-Л861	Moscow	W/O
30 December 1948	near Minsk	TS-62	CCCP-Л1017	Moscow	W/O	3/4	The aircraft was involved in a landing accident at Minsk on 4 December 1948 when the right side landing gear collapsed, bending the propeller blades and causing damage to the right wing. From 15 to 21 December repairs were performed so that the aircraft could be flown to ARB-400 in Moscow for more extensive repairs. The flight to Moscow was delayed until 30 December; the aircraft took off in poor weather but crashed five minutes later in a field in a right bank. Investigation revealed that the right aileron was jammed and although it was initially thought that improper repairs were the cause, it was quickly determined that this was not the case.
9 January 1949	Kazan	Li-2	CCCP-Л4261	Ural	W/O	3/4	Crashed after takeoff due to a loss of engine power caused by carburetor icing. The aircraft was operating a Sverdlovsk-Kazan-Moscow cargo service as Flight 38.
19 January 1949	Stalino	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1381	Moscow	W/O	10	Crashed after takeoff following engine problems. At 90 m (300 ft), the right engine oversped while the left engine lost power. The aircraft stalled, struck a power pole and crashed in flames onto a house near the airport, killing both residents inside and all on board the aircraft except the co-pilot. Due to begin a Stalino (now Donetsk)-Kiev-Moscow passenger service.
29 January 1949	Nizhnaya Pesha Airport	Li-2T	CCCP-Л4491	Northern	W/O	3/4	Crashed on takeoff in crosswinds. The aircraft became airborne at low speed and pitched up. The cargo shifted rearward, causing a higher angle of attack. The aircraft stalled at 15–20 m (49–66 ft) and crashed.
12 March 1949	Mount Bel-Auty	Li-2	CCCP-Л4335	Tajikistan	W/O	11/11	The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Leninabad-Stalinabad passenger service. The crew decided to cut the route short and fly through the Sangardak Gorge. Mistaking the Chakchar Range for the Kushtang Range, the crew began a descent. The aircraft struck the slope of Mount Bel-Auty at 2,600 m (8,500 ft), fell down a cliff, and came to rest at 2,270 m (7,450 ft). Wreckage was found on 8 May 1949.
29 April 1949	Off Kirensk	Li-2	CCCP-Л4464	Yakut	W/O	14/24	Went some 100 kilometres (62 mi) off course while flying the Yakutsk–Kirensk route. Having failed to establish the aircraft position, the crew decided to descend. The airplane began a descent having no visual contact with the ground, and struck a 1,300-metre-high (4,300 ft) mountain, 117 km (73 mi) east of Kirensk.
13 May 1949	Novosibirsk	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1791	Moscow	W/O	25/25	Lost control and struck an embankment after flying into a thunderstorm. After entering the storm, the aircraft encountered turbulence and was struck by lightning, incapacitating the pilots. The aircraft began a right turn with a loss of altitude. The aircraft came out of the cloud into rain and hail, and continued to lose altitude until it struck the ground. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Omsk-Novosibirsk-Krasnoyarsk passenger service as Flight 17.
21 July 1949	Marga	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1714	Moscow	W/O	13/14	En route to Irkutsk the left engine lost oil and caught fire, due to a design fault. The fire was extinguished in an emergency descent, but the aircraft was unable to continue on the remaining engine. While approaching a field to make a forced landing, the left wing struck a tree on a hill and then the aircraft crashed in a forest and was destroyed by fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Krasnoyarsk-Irkutsk-Khabarovsk passenger service as Flight 5.
1 August 1949	Naberezhniye Chelny	Li-2	CCCP-Л4354	Northern	W/O	2/8	While en route to Kazan, the left engine failed due to fuel exhaustion as the fuel tank selector was not switched in time. The propellers could not be feathered and the aircraft lost height and speed until it struck tree tops and crashed in a forest. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Yanaul-Kazan passenger service.
20 August 1949	Polukotelnikovo	Il-12	CCCP-Л1434	Georgia	W/O	8/11	The aircraft was operating a Tbilisi-Kharkov-Moscow passenger service. While en route to Moscow, the aircraft encountered severe thunderstorms near Belgorod and the crew attempted to navigate between two storm cells, flying at 300–570 m (980–1,870 ft). Near Oboyan the aircraft flew into severe turbulence and heavy rain and was caught in a strong downdraft. Altitude was lost and the aircraft crashed in a field.
25 August 1949	Kabansky District	Il-12P	CCCP-Л1844	International	W/O	14/14	The aircraft descended to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) from 2,400 m (7,900 ft) while flying over the Kabanya River valley en route to Chita. The aircraft struck trees on a mountain slope, broke apart and crashed upside down at 1,400 m (4,600 ft) on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal; the cause of the descent was never determined. The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic non-scheduled Alma Ata-Krasnoyarsk-Chita passenger service. Government members of the self-proclaimed Second East Turkestan Republic were on board and were heading to Beijing for talks with Mao Zedong concerning the independence of the region.
20 September 1949	Savasleyka	Il-12	CCCP-Л1462	Kazakhstan	W/O	3/4	During the flight the left engine lost oil and failed, due to improper maintenance. The crew decided to make a forced landing at Gorki but due to the loss of oil pressure the propeller could not be feathered. A rapid loss of altitude resulted and the aircraft hit trees on a hill, crashed and broke apart. The aircraft was operating the first leg of a Moscow-Sverdlovsk-Karaganda cargo service.
16 November 1949	Vnukovo Airport	Li-2	CCCP-Л4530	North Causasus	W/O	0/15	Completing a Rostov on Don-Kursk-Moscow passenger service, the crew attempted to land at Moscow in poor weather with low clouds and fog. The first approach was abandoned, but on the second approach the aircraft landed too late and to the right of the runway and ran off the runway into an area where earth work was taking place, suffering severe damage.
25 December 1949	Aktyubinsk	Li-2	CCCP-Л4719	Uzbekistan	W/O	0	While on approach to Aktyubinsk, the inexperienced pilots flew too slow and the aircraft stalled at 60 m (200 ft). Although the pilots were able to recover and perform a go-around, they flew too slow on the second approach. The aircraft stalled at 15 m (49 ft) and crashed. Due to complete the second leg of a Moscow-Kuybyshev (now Samara)-Aktyubinsk-Tashkent passenger service.
30 December 1949	Sverdlovsk	Li-2	CCCP-Л4704	Moscow	W/O	3/6	Shortly after takeoff from Sverdlovsk the cockpit windows frosted over. The crew became distracted and lost spatial orientation as they continued to fly under VFR. The aircraft lost altitude, banked right and crashed on the banks of the Iset' River. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Sverdlovsk-Omsk-Vladivostok cargo service as Flight 1.

See also

• Aeroflot accidents and incidents
• Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1950s
• Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1960s
• Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
• Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1980s
• Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1990s
• Transport in the Soviet Union

Footnotes