1933 Tupolev ANT-7 Podolsk crash

1933 Tupolev ANT-7 Podolsk crash
Accident
Date5 September 1933 (1933-09-05)
SummaryWing failure, loss of control
Sitenear Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev R-6L (converted from R-6)
OperatorMoscow Aviation Plant No. 22
RegistrationUSSR-S
Flight originMoscow
DestinationCrimea
Passengers6
Crew2
Fatalities8
Survivors0

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.