Savoia-Marchetti SM.62 crash, Aug 15, 1934 (6 killed), Ir...
Savoia-Marchetti SM.62 accident on August 15, 1934 near Irkutsk Irkutsk oblast, Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: The floatplane took off before...
- Date: August 15, 1934
- Aircraft: Savoia-Marchetti SM.62
- Location: Irkutsk Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The floatplane took off before reaching sufficient speed and climbed into a house.
An Aeroflot Savoia Marchetti SM 62 floatplane on a scheduled flight from Irkutsk to Bodaibo struck a house on takeoff from the Angara River and crashed in Irkutsk on 15 August 1934. Six occupants were killed and one passenger was seriously injured.