1 fatality

Disappearance of aircraft on route from Uspenskoye to Dmitrovka (CCCP-K491)

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On March 24, 1942, a Polikarpov Po-2 (registration CCCP-K491) operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Dmitrovka, Russia in flight. One person was killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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An aircraft vanished without trace during a flight between Uspenskoye and Dmitrovka under unknown circumstances, resulting in the total loss of the machine.

What happened

The incident involved an aircraft operating on a scheduled or private route from Uspenskoye to Dmitrovka. During this leg of the journey, the flight was lost without trace. No wreckage, debris, or survivors were located in the subsequent search efforts. The specific date of the event and the registration mark of the aircraft are not provided in the available records.

Findings

The circumstances surrounding the disappearance remain unknown. Due to the lack of recovered physical evidence or black box data, no definitive contributing factors or conclusions have been established regarding why the aircraft was lost.