CCCP-L718 — accident record & aircraft history

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

Safety history

February 23, 1932Accident
The airplane departed Okha on a flight to Khabarovsk with intermediate stops in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur and Nijnetambovskoye. While descending to Nijnetambovskoye, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions. Because the visibility was limited, he reduced his altitude to minimum. On final approach, at a height of 50 metres, the right wing failed and detached. The airplane nosed down and crashed in a pasture. All 16 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Failure of the righ
Юнкерс ЮГ-1 (Junkers G.24/K.30) · 16 fatalities
Failure of the right wing on approach because of poor repairs of the four supporting beams. The following contributing factors were reported: - Incorrect calculation of the dimensions of the shaped couplings and diameter of the rivets, - Inaccurate record of the repairs in the aircraft logbook, - Only spars n°2 and 6 were reported in the logbook, not spars… Full accident record