Narrative:
During an attempted landing at Kolomyya in Ukraine, a Major-General who was in the cockpit interfered and forced the crew to change the landing direction to the opposite. The aircraft touched down late, overran the runway and fell down a slope.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L853 |
| MSN: | 12410 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kolomyya ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
During an attempted landing at Kolomyya in Ukraine, a Major-General who was in the cockpit interfered and forced the crew to change the landing direction to the opposite. The aircraft touched down late, overran the runway and fell down a slope.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
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