Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 May 1953
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4534
Location: 16,5 km W of Barzas –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Li-2 aircraftLi-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft, registration CCCP-L4534, crashed in Krasnoyarsk after a flight from Irkutsk to Novosibirsk. The aircraft then departed for an aerial photography flight in Novosibirsk, and subsequently collided with another aircraft, resulting in a crash.A Li-2 aircraft, registration CCCP-L4534, crashed in Krasnoyarsk after a flight from Irkutsk to Novosibirsk. The aircraft then departed for an aerial photography flight in Novosibirsk, and subsequently collided with another aircraft, resulting in a crash.
Description
The Li-2, registration CCCP-L4534, took off from the Irkutsk Airport on May 26 at 21:07 Moscow time. The plane landed at Krasnoyarsk Airport at 00:50 on May 27. The flight took off again at 01:55, bound for Novosibirsk. En route altitude was 2100 meters. Meanwhile, at 02:40, the crew of the Li-2 CCCP-A4031 departed Novosibirsk for an aerial photography flight at 1800 m, in an area some 45-60 km north-northeast of Kemerovo. At 03:50 Moscow time both aircraft collided and crashed.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=931http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=931Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during the aerial photography flight.Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during the aerial photography flight.Share on:
