Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 12 March 1949
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Tajikistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L4335
Location: Mount Bel-Auty –
ÿ Uzbekistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent during a flight from Leninabad to Stalinabad. The crew, misjudging the altitude and terrain, deviated from the planned route and flew through the Sangardak Gorge, resulting in a catastrophic impact on Mount Bel-Auty in the Kushtang Range. The aircraft fell down a precipice, ultimately impacting at a height of 2270 meters.A Li-2 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent during a flight from Leninabad to Stalinabad. The crew, misjudging the altitude and terrain, deviated from the planned route and flew through the Sangardak Gorge, resulting in a catastrophic impact on Mount Bel-Auty in the Kushtang Range. The aircraft fell down a precipice, ultimately impacting at a height of 2270 meters.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Leninabad (now Khudzhand) to Stalinabad (now Dushanbe) when the crew decided to cut the route short and fly through the Sangardak Gorge (Surkhondaryo region of Uzbekistan). They mistook the Chakchar Range for the Kushtang Range while flying in scattered clouds. After starting the descent, the aircraft impacted the slope of Mount Bel-Auty in the Kushtang range at 2600 metres. It fell down a precipice and came to rest at a height of 2270 metres.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Misjudgment of terrain and altitude, resulting in a deviation from the planned flight path.Misjudgment of terrain and altitude, resulting in a deviation from the planned flight path.Share on:
