Moscou – Leningrad

On March 12, 1934 at 04:46 AM, Moscou – Leningrad experienced a crash involving Polikarpov P-5, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Povarovo Moscow oblast.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Moscow Airport at 0420LT on a night mail flight to Leningrad. Few minutes after takeoff, weather conditions deteriorated with low ceiling and intermittent snow falls. While cruising at a height of 100 metres, the airplane entered a right turn, descended to the ground and crashed 2 km from the Poverovo Station. The aircraft was totally destroyed and both crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L1502, MSN 7322, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.0759°, 37.0543°.