There has always been a strong suspicion that the young Georgian airman Ambako Sagaradze, who was piloting the plane, crashed deliberately, killing himself and his passengers. Another version linked Joseph Stalin and Lavrentiy Beria with Mogilevsky's death.
There has been an enduring notion that young Georgian pilot Ambako Sagaradze intentionally crashed the aircraft, leading to his own demise and that of his passengers. An alternative hypothesis linked Joseph Stalin and Lavrentiy Beria with Mogilevsky's passing.