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Accident | |
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Date | 5 September 1933 |
Summary | Wing failure, loss of control |
Site | near Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev R-6L (converted from R-6) |
Operator | Moscow Aviation Plant No. 22 |
Registration | USSR-S |
Flight origin | Moscow |
Destination | Crimea |
Passengers | 6 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 8 |
Survivors | 0 |
The 1933 Tupolev ANT-7 Podolsk crash was an aviation accident that occurred south of Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, on Tuesday, 5 September 1933. The crash involved a converted Tupolev ANT-7 aircraft and resulted in the deaths of all eight people on board, including prominent figures in the Soviet aviation industry and civil aviation. The incident gained widespread attention and ultimately led to a comprehensive reorganization of air transport in the Soviet Union.