Kalinin K-4 crash, Aug 24, 1929 (2 killed), Sochi Krasnod...
Kalinin K-4 accident on August 24, 1929 near Sochi Krasnodar Krai, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The investigation attributed the crash to pilot error.
- Date: August 24, 1929
- Aircraft: Kalinin K-4
- Location: Sochi Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The investigation attributed the crash to pilot error
Shortly after takeoff from Sochi, the Kalinin K 4 CCCP 217 stalled while climbing and dove into the sea about 200 metres offshore. The pilot and surviving occupants were rescued. A passenger and Latvian former Red Army commander Fabritsius died, Fabritsius while helping in the rescue.