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Crash of an Aleksandrov-Kalinin AK-1 in Kazan

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1925
Type of aircraft:
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Registration:
RR-DAX
Schedule:
Moscow - Kazan
MSN:
1
YOM:
1924
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Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Kazan Airport following a flight from Moscow. The aircraft named 'Latyshskii Strelok' was destroyed. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Moscow: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1923 at 2025 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RR-DAH
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
658
YOM:
1923
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Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Moscow-Khodynka Airport following an uneventful flight from Germany, the pilot encountered engine problems. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft named 'Prasidium WSNCh' crashed in the Moskova River. The pilot Fritz Kiessner was killed and all four passengers were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.