The incident gained widespread attention and ultimately led to a comprehensive reorganization of air transport in the Soviet Union.

[1] In early September, an unexpected order arrived at the plant, requiring fuel tanks to be installed on the aircraft.

There were a total of 2 crew members and 6 passengers on board:[1] The weather conditions were poor, but Baranov insisted on the departure.

20 minutes later, near Podolsk, the low-flying airliner snagged the undercarriage on a wire of an amateur radio antenna, which was stretched on high poles.

[1] On September 5th at 9:20 a.m., south of Podolsk, near the Lopasnya station, due to an airplane crash, the following people died: Deputy Commissar of Heavy Industry, Head of the Main Directorate of Aviation Industry Comrade Baranov Pyotr Ionovich, Head of the Main Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet Comrade Goltsman A.

[3] The investigation commission concluded that due to low cloud cover, and lacking equipment (instruments and radio equipment) for blind flights, the pilot was forced to fly the airliner at such a low altitude to avoid losing sight of the ground, which led to the collision with obstacles.

Joseph Stalin was vacationing in Sochi when he learned of the incident, while Lazar Kaganovich was "in charge" in Moscow at the time and received the following telegram.Flying by responsible non-pilot officials without permission from the Central Committee must be prohibited under threat of expulsion from the party.

This prohibition must be strictly enforced, and violators should be expelled regardless of their rankAs a result, the Politburo created and approved by Stalin a list of posts, from members of the Central Committee to heads of main directorates of people's commissariats, who were forbidden to fly freely.