Kazan – Moscow

On April 30, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Kazan – Moscow experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kazan Republic of Tatarstan.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. An engine caught fire in flight while enroute to Moscow. The captain decided to divert to Kazan Airfield where a safe landing was performed. Repairs were completed on the engine and the crew departed for Moscow few hours later. Shortly after takeoff, the same engine caught fire again while a second one lost power few seconds later. Unable to maintain a sufficient speed, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a wooded area. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft, seized by the Russian Army to the Germans, was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L27, MSN 7341, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.7946°, 49.1115°.