Berlin - Moscow

On October 22, 1934 at 12:00 AM, Berlin - Moscow experienced a crash involving Tupolev ANT-9, operated by Deruluft - Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrs Gesellschaft, with the event recorded near Moscow Moscow oblast.

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.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Moscow Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Apparently to establish a visual contact with the ground, the crew reduced his altitude when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located 5 km from Shakhovskaya, in the suburb of Moscow. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-2831, MSN 145, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.8918°, 37.3520°.