Moscow – Kaliningrad – Gdansk – Berlin

While cruising by night, pilot informed ground he encountered icing conditions and that icing was accumulating on both wings. Shortly later, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area. All eleven occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Moscow – Kaliningrad – Gdansk – Berlin

Aircraft

Junkers JU.52

Registration

D-AREN

MSN

4051

Year of Manufacture

1934

Date

January 31, 1935 at 07:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Szczecin West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)

Region

Europe • Poland

Coordinates

53.3632°, 14.5796°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On January 31, 1935 at 07:00 PM, Moscow – Kaliningrad – Gdansk – Berlin experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Deruluft - Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrs Gesellschaft, with the event recorded near Szczecin West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While cruising by night, pilot informed ground he encountered icing conditions and that icing was accumulating on both wings. Shortly later, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area. All eleven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-AREN, MSN 4051, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3632°, 14.5796°.

Fatalities

Total

11

Crew

3

Passengers

8

Other

0

Crash Summary

While cruising by night, pilot informed ground he encountered icing conditions and that icing was accumulating on both wings. Shortly later, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area. All eleven occupants were killed.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

8

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 11

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Moscow – Kaliningrad – Gdansk – Berlin

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Poland

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Junkers JU.52

Registration

D-AREN

MSN

4051

Year of Manufacture

1934