Moscow - Berlin

On November 22, 1977 at 10:32 AM, Moscow - Berlin experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Interflug, with the event recorded near Berlin-Schönefeld Berlin.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

74 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 74 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 69, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport runway 25L was completed with the autopilot activated. At a height of 120 meters, the crew was supposed to switch off the autopilot but the captain decided to continue in such configuration, using elevator to counter the autopilot. During the last segment, the rate of descent increased to 6-8 meters per second when the airplane struck the runway surface. Upon impact, the left wing was torn off. Out of control, the airplane veered off runway and came to rest upside down in a grassy area, about 400 meters from the initial impact. All 74 occupants were evacuated, eight of them were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Photos via www.interflug.biz

Aircraft reference details include registration DM-SCM, MSN 3 35 19 04, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.3909°, 13.5130°.