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Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Nemirovo: 9 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1936 at 1838 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-D311
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Berlin – Königsberg – Velikiye Luki – Moscow
MSN:
160
YOM:
1933
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Yastreb' departed Berlin on a regular schedule flight to Moscow with intermediate stop in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) and Velikiye Luki, Tver oblast. After two Japanese citizens get on board, the aircraft departed Velikiye Luki Airport at 1626LT on the final leg to Moscow-Bykovo Airport. The crew continued the flight at an altitude of 200 metres with regular radio communications with ATC. After passing Rzhev, the crew continued at night and the visibility was limited. At an altitude of 140 metres, the airplane collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Nemirovo, some 27 km southwest of Volokolamsk. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the decision of the crew to continue the flight at at unsafe altitude of 140 metres, causing the aircraft to collide with trees near Nemirovo, the highest point of the area. The total weight of the aircraft was high because the crew made full fuel at Velikiye Luki Airport, which was considered as aggravating circumstances as well as the absence of radio navigation en route.

Crash of a Rohrbach Ro.VIII Roland II in Świdwin

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1935 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-AJYP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gdańsk – Berlin
MSN:
45
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Gdańsk in the afternoon on a flight to Berlin, carrying one passenger and two crew members. En route, the fuselage suffered a structural failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field in Świdwin. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft named 'Schönberg' was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Otto Billuhn, pilot,
Mr. Würfet, mechanic.
Passenger:
Mr. Rolfenbühr.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Szczecin: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1935 at 1853 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-AREN
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow – Kaliningrad – Gdańsk – Berlin
MSN:
4051
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gdańsk Airport at 1600LT on the last leg to Berlin. At 1817LT, the captain reported his altitude at 400 metres in poor weather conditions. Eighteen minutes later, the airplane descended to a height of 200 metres, encountering very bad weather conditions with severe icing. It continued to descend until it impacted the slope of a hill. All 11 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Hildegard Gleitz,
Fritz Oskar Kühne,
Albrecht Rudelsdorff,
Hermann Peter Westphal.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Moscow

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-2831
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin - Moscow
MSN:
145
YOM:
1933
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Moscow Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Apparently to establish a visual contact with the ground, the crew reduced his altitude when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located 5 km from Shakhovskaya, in the suburb of Moscow. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Estonia

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
URSS-308
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin - Leningrad
MSN:
730
YOM:
1923
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area somewhere in Estonia. The aircraft named 'Koenigsadler' broke in two and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Fokker F3 in Berlin

Date & Time: May 16, 1928 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-200
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin - Cologne
MSN:
1658
YOM:
1922
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Berlin-Tempelhof Airport, while climbing to a height of 200 metres, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a garden near the airport. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.