Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 November 1948
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Tajikistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L4275
Location: 31 km W of Leninabad –
ÿ Tajikistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced severe weather conditions during an en route cargo flight from Stalinabad to Khudzhand, resulting in a deviation from its planned route. Strong winds caused the aircraft to drift off course, impacting the western slope of the Kherebet Mogol-Tau ridge.An aircraft experienced severe weather conditions during an en route cargo flight from Stalinabad to Khudzhand, resulting in a deviation from its planned route. Strong winds caused the aircraft to drift off course, impacting the western slope of the Kherebet Mogol-Tau ridge.
Description
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Stalinabad (now Dushanbe) Lyubertsy with an en route stop at Leninabad (now Khudzhand). It encountered below-minima weather conditions between Jizak and Leninabad. While flying in thick clouds the aircraft drifted off course due to strong winds and impacted the western slope of the khrebet Mogol-Tau ridge at a height of 700 metres.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically thick clouds, caused the aircraft to drift off course.Severe weather conditions, specifically thick clouds, caused the aircraft to drift off course.Share on:
