Douglas DC-3 crash, Oct 5, 1952 (7 killed), Skvoritsy Len...
Douglas DC-3 accident on October 5, 1952 near Skvoritsy Leningrad oblast, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Air traffic control failed to maintain safe...
- Date: October 5, 1952
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Skvoritsy Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Air traffic control failed to maintain safe separation between the two aircraft
The Aeroflot DC-3 TS-62 climbing out from Leningrad-Shosseynaya collided in cloud with an Il-12 inbound from Minsk at about 1,200 metres. Both aircraft crashed in a field near Skvoritsy, about 23 km southwest of the airport. All 31 people on board both aircraft were killed.