Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 22, 1947 (9 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 22, 1947 near Volochanka Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with 9 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the left engine...
- Date: April 22, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Volochanka Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the left engine forced an emergency landing on the tundra.
The Aeroflot DC 3 CCCP-L1204 lost its left engine on a flight from Mys Kosistyy to Khatanga and made an emergency landing on tundra on the Taymyr Peninsula. Nine people who left the crash site to seek help disappeared and are presumed dead. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.