On Sunday morning, September 26, 1976, pilot Vladimir Serkov sent the An-2 plane without passengers to a five-story apartment building located at 43/1 Stepnaya Street. In a collision and as a result of fire 11 people were killed, including the pilot. During the investigation, it was found that Surkov's wife lived in the house, who, shortly before the tragedy, left him and took the child.
Suicides among pilots, although rare, still occur. Over the past 30 years, in the United States alone, at least 44 pilots tried to take their own lives by intentionally sending their planes to the ground. According to an investigation by the National Transportation Security Council (NTSB), all suicidal pilots were men and most of them were keenly parting with girls or wives, or they had problems with the law.
