[2] The aircraft was supposed to carry two teams from the Central Committee on a mission to the Akmola and Kustanay regions.

[2] After taking off from the airport, the aircraft initially flew at an altitude of 100–150 meters, with strong turbulence being noted by the surviving passengers.

At that moment, the aircraft started losing altitude, then touched the ground with the left wingtip, and crashed.

[2] As concluded by the technical examination, the aircraft was fully operational before it struck the ground, although it was overloaded by nearly a ton.

Listovnichy, it was unclear why he was allowed to work since he was on leave due to health reasons after returning from the front.

[2] From the commission's conclusions on 30 December 1941:[2] By the decision of the Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Kazakh SSR in August 1942, the head of the Civil Air Fleet Directorate A.Ya.

However, in December of that year, the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union acquitted them, and Gatushkin was later reinstated in the party.