- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 12, 1942 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Near Tashkent, Russia |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Chardzhou - Tashkent |
AC Type: | Tupolev A.N.T. 20bis |
Registration: | SSSR-L-760 |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 36 (passengers:30 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 36 (passengers:30 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While attempting to land, the attitude of the plane became almost vertical after which it dove into the ground and exploded. It was reported that after the captain left his seat a passenger disengaged the autopilot and assumed control of the plane. |
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