Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 31 October 1946
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Turkmenistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L4278
Location: Tashauz –
ÿ Turkmenistan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
An aircraft operating from Ashgabat to Tashauz experienced a catastrophic left wing fire during final approach to Tashauz. The aircraft landed safely with all occupants evacuated due to the fire. A fuel spill from a closed fuel tank at Ashgabat, resulting from insufficient refueling, ignited fuel vapors, leading to the fire.An aircraft operating from Ashgabat to Tashauz experienced a catastrophic left wing fire during final approach to Tashauz. The aircraft landed safely with all occupants evacuated due to the fire. A fuel spill from a closed fuel tank at Ashgabat, resulting from insufficient refueling, ignited fuel vapors, leading to the fire.
Description
The aircraft operated on a flight from Ashgabat to Tashauz when the left wing burst into flames on final approach to Tashauz. The aircraft landed and all 16 occupants evacuated before the aircraft was consumed by fire. The left rear fuel tank had not been closed tightly after refuelling at Ashgabat, causing fuel to be spilled into the left wing during the flight. When the engines were throttled down shortly before touch-down the fuel vapors ignited.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Fuel spill from a closed fuel tank at Ashgabat during refueling.Fuel spill from a closed fuel tank at Ashgabat during refueling.Share on:
