Polikarpov P-5 crash, Dec 24, 1933, Balashov Saratov oblast
Polikarpov P-5 accident on December 24, 1933 near Balashov Saratov oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft entered cloud and went into a...
- Date: December 24, 1933
- Aircraft: Polikarpov P-5
- Location: Balashov Saratov oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft entered cloud and went into a high speed descent.
A Polikarpov training aircraft of Aeroflot crashed near Balashov on 24 December 1933. It entered cloud, went into a high speed descent and struck the ground upside down, 4 km south of the airfield. Neither of the two crew members was killed.