Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 April 1956
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: Berlin-Bohnsdorf –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed while on approach to Berlin-Schnefeld due to heavy fog conditions.A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed while on approach to Berlin-Schnefeld due to heavy fog conditions.
Description
Struck a church tower while on approach to Berlin-Schnefeld in fog. The aircraft crashed.
Primary Cause
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