Kalinin K-5 crash, Feb 8, 1933 (4 killed), Göyçay Aran
Kalinin K-5 accident on February 8, 1933 near Göyçay Aran, Azerbaijan with 4 fatalities. Cause: Flight in fog at low height, with the aircraft striking...
- Date: February 8, 1933
- Aircraft: Kalinin K-5
- Location: Göyçay Aran, Azerbaijan
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flight in fog at low height, with the aircraft striking trees during a sharp turn.
On a scheduled service from Baku to Tiflis, the pilot flew low in fog to keep visual contact with the ground and followed a railway line. Near Goychay he turned sharply to avoid trees, but the aircraft struck poplars, partly tearing off its right wing and crashing. Four of the five people on board were killed.