- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: December 26, 1941
Time: 1126
Location: Baiserke, Kazakhstan
Operator: Aeroflot
Flight #: ?
Route: Almaty - Karaganda - Aktyubinsk - Kuybyshev - Kazan
AC Type: Tupolev ANT-6
Registration: CCCP-L3043
cn / ln: 22182
Aboard: 34   (passengers:28  crew:6)
Fatalities: 26   (passengers:21  crew:5)
Ground: 0
Summary: The crew decided to takeoff in below-minima weather conditions with low clouds, fog, turbulences and severe icing. While attempting to return to the airport the aircraft lost altitude and crashed into a field.
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