Moscow – Kaliningrad – Gdansk – Berlin
Flight / Schedule
Moscow – Kaliningrad – Gdansk – Berlin
Aircraft
Junkers JU.52Registration
D-AREN
MSN
4051
Year of Manufacture
1934
Date
January 31, 1935 at 07:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
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