GVF PS-84 crash, Aug 22, 1943 (5 killed), Rechitsa Gomel...
GVF PS-84 accident on August 22, 1943 near Rechitsa Gomel voblast, Belarus with 5 fatalities. Cause: An engine failure forced the aircraft to lose...
- Date: August 22, 1943
- Aircraft: GVF PS-84
- Location: Rechitsa Gomel voblast, Belarus
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine failure forced the aircraft to lose height and hit trees.
An Aeroflot GVF PS 84 returning from a supply mission near Rechitsa, Gomel oblast, Belarus, lost an engine about 30 minutes into the flight. It hit trees and crashed in a wooded area, killing five of the six crew.