1952 Leningrad mid-air collision
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The 1952 Leningrad mid-air collision was a disaster that occurred on October 5, 1952, when an Il-12 and a TS-62 collided in the sky over the Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, resulting in the deaths of 31 people.
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Accident | |
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Date | 5 October 1952 (1952-10-05) |
Summary | Mid-air collision due to ATC error |
Site | near the village of Skvortsy, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast, close to Pulkovo Airport (RSFSR, USSR) |
Total fatalities | 31 |
Total survivors | 0 |
First aircraft | |
Type | Ilyushin Il-12 |
Operator | Aeroflot (Northern TU GVF, 67th ATO) |
Registration | CCCP-Л1328 |
Flight origin | Adler Airport, Sochi |
Stopover | Minsk-1, Minsk |
Destination | Shosseynaya Airport, Leningrad |
Passengers | 19 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 24 |
Survivors | 0 |
Second aircraft | |
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Type | Douglas TS-62 |
Operator | Aeroflot (Northern TU GVF, Syktyvkar Air Group) |
Registration | CCCP-Л1055 |
Flight origin | Shosseynaya Airport, Leningrad |
Stopover | Minsk-1 Airport, Minsk |
Destination | Odessa Airport, Odessa |
Occupants | 7 |
Passengers | 3 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 7 |
Survivors | 0 |
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