CCCP-L157 — routes, history & safety record

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

October 23, 1941AccidentHull loss
At 0800LT, the crew departed Tbilisi Airport on a short flight to the nearest airport of Vaziani where seven skydivers were picked up for a local exercise. During the takeoff roll at Vaziani Airport, the airplane veered to the left and the pilot aborted. A second attempt to takeoff was also abandoned few minutes later for the same reasons. As the crew thought that the mudguard was rubbing the left wheel, they proceeded with a slight modification of the position of the mudguard. On the third atte
ПС-9 · 2 fatalities
It was determined that the loss of control after takeoff was the consequence of the failure of the right rudder control cable. The following contributing factors were identified: - The person in charge of the maintenance of the airplane was asked on October 20 to proceed with the change of both rudder control cables. Full accident record