Moscow - Koltushi

On September 6, 1947 at 03:21 PM, Moscow - Koltushi experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by Gidrometeosluzhba, with the event recorded near Klyazma Moscow oblast.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was on a delivery flight from Moscow to Leningrad-Koltushi Airport and has to be transferred from the Soviet Air Force to the Russian Hydro and Meteo Services (Gidrometeosluzhba). Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine caught fire. The pilot in command elected to make an emergency landing but smoke spread in the cockpit and the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Klyazma. Three crew members, one passenger and one person on the ground were killed while three others were injured (one crew, one passenger and one person on the ground). The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-M345, MSN 82-5183.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.9786°, 37.8190°.