Moscow - Moscow

On August 5, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Moscow - Moscow experienced a crash involving Douglas A-20 Havoc, operated by Gidrometeosluzhba, with the event recorded near Naberezhnaya Moscow oblast.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Moscow. While flying at an altitude of 400-450 meters, the crew initiated an engine failure when the aircraft lost speed while performing a steep turn to the left. The aircraft went upside down and crashed in Naberezhnaya, in the suburb of Moscow. All five occupants were killed. It was reported that both passengers were illegal.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-M187.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.9448°, 37.9539°.