Incident Overview
Date: Monday 13 November 1944
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: 12 km NW of Stanislav –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft operating from Stanislav to an area behind the German lines experienced a navigational error, returning to Lvov instead of Stanislav. Due to dense fog, the aircraft required four approaches and crashed in a forest.An aircraft operating from Stanislav to an area behind the German lines experienced a navigational error, returning to Lvov instead of Stanislav. Due to dense fog, the aircraft required four approaches and crashed in a forest.
Description
The aircraft operated on a flight from Stanislav (now Ivano-Frankivsk) to an area behind the German lines when it returned to Lvov instead of Stanislav by mistake. The flight crew continued on to Stanislav immediately but encountered difficulty in finding the airfield at Stanislav at night in fog. The aircraft had to go around four times. During the fifth approach it touched tree tops at a height of 50 metres and crashed in a forest.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Incorrect navigation and navigational error resulting from dense fog.Incorrect navigation and navigational error resulting from dense fog.Share on:
