The 1931 Tupolev ANT-9 crash was an aviation accident involving a Tupolev ANT-9 aircraft, which occurred in the Naro-Fominsky District of Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union, on Sunday, July 12, 1931.
 Tupolev ANT-9 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Collision with trees in poor visibility |
| Site | Near Alabino platform, Naro-Fominsky District, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Total fatalities | 8 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ANT-9 |
| Occupants | 8 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Accident
editThe aircraft was transporting a military commission headed by Deputy Chief of Staff of the RKKA, Vladimir Kirillovich Triandafillov, and was piloted by experienced pilot Stepan Timofeyevich Rybalchuk. It was early morning, and there was fog, but Rybalchuk decided to fly in such weather (according to some reports, out of vanity). The flight took place at low altitude. In the area of the Alabino platform, the plane hit trees, after which it crashed to the ground and was destroyed. All people on board—three passengers and five crew members—died.[citation needed]
Fatalities
editPassengers:
- Vladimir Kirillovich Triandafillov — Deputy Chief of Staff of the RKKA
- Konstantin Bronislavovich Kalinovsky — Head of the Mechanization and Motorization Department of the RKKA, author of works on the organization and combat use of armored forces.[1]
- Mikhail Ivanovich Arkadyev (b.1897) — Assistant to the Head of the Management Sector of the RKKA Headquarters
Crew:
- Stepan Timofeyevich Rybalchuk (b.1892) — Captain
- Viktor Sergeyevich Bogdanov (b.1908) — Pilot of the Special Purpose Squad
- Aleksey Nikolayevich Shendrikov (b.1905) — Aviation Technician
- Sergey Mitrofanovich Polovinkin (b.1905) — Aviation Technician
- Nikolay Nikolayevich Belkov — Pilot-Observer[2]
References
edit- ^ Gromov, Mikhail Mikhailovich (1999). On the Ground and in the Sky. Zhukovsky: Printed Courtyard. p. 304. ISBN 5-85868-004-6.
- ^ ""In Memory of the Deceased Commanders," obituary in the magazine "Behind the Wheel," No. 15, 1931". Retrieved 2018-01-08.