Incident Overview
Date: Friday 7 February 1947
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Polyarnaya Aviatsiya
Registration Number: CCCP-N394
Location: near Mys Shmidta Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Other
A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed after refueling three tanks at Mys Shmidta Airport due to fuel exhaustion of the fourth tank, resulting in the first engine failure and subsequent forced landing on hummock ice. The crew and passengers were unharmed.A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed after refueling three tanks at Mys Shmidta Airport due to fuel exhaustion of the fourth tank, resulting in the first engine failure and subsequent forced landing on hummock ice. The crew and passengers were unharmed.
Description
After refueling three tanks at Mys Shmidta Airport (Cape Schmidt), takeoff was made on with the fourth tank being selected, which was not refueled. After 10 minutes of flight, first the left, then the right engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. During a forced landing outside the airfield on hummock ice, the plane crashed. The crew and passengers were unharmed.
Source of Information
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Fuel exhaustion of the fourth tank of a Boeing 737 aircraft.Fuel exhaustion of the fourth tank of a Boeing 737 aircraft.Share on:
