Polikarpov P-5 crash, Jun 6, 1934 (1 killed), Optukha Ory...
Polikarpov P-5 accident on June 6, 1934 near Optukha Oryol oblast, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot lost too much altitude in low cloud and...
- Date: June 6, 1934
- Aircraft: Polikarpov P-5
- Location: Optukha Oryol oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot lost too much altitude in low cloud and drizzle without noticing.
An Aeroflot Polikarpov P 5 on a night mail flight from Moscow to Kharkiv crashed in a field south of Optukha, Oryol Oblast, on 6 June 1934. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.