Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 January 1946
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-L4150
Location: Netrubezh, Kolpny district, Oryol region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: Left StabiliserLeft Stabiliser
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft experienced severe icing conditions en route between Kharkov and Moscow-Vnukovo. The buffeting of the tailplane caused a stabilizer component to detach during recovery, resulting in a spin and subsequent breakup at a height of approximately 150-200 meters.A Li-2 aircraft experienced severe icing conditions en route between Kharkov and Moscow-Vnukovo. The buffeting of the tailplane caused a stabilizer component to detach during recovery, resulting in a spin and subsequent breakup at a height of approximately 150-200 meters.
Description
The Li-2 was en route between Kharkov and Moscow-Vnukovo when it ran into severe icing. The airplane was flying at a height of 400-600 metres. The resulting buffeting of the tailplane led to a part of the left stabiliser coming off 1 hour and 17 minutes into the flight. The aircraft entered a spin and broke up during the recovery manoeuvre at a height of some 150-200 metres.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Severe icing conditions caused turbulence and instability.Severe icing conditions caused turbulence and instability.Share on:
