Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 December 1955
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4993
Location: Tordoki Yani –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Li-2 aircraftLi-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Lisunov Li-2 aircraft departed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at 16:51 hours local time on a flight to Khabarovsk. Radar contact was lost at 18:37, and radar coverage ceased. The aircraft failed to arrive at Khabarovsk. Wreckage was discovered on December 21, at an altitude of 1,750 meters, southeast of the Tordoki-Yani Sikhote-Alin range. The meteorological conditions included a strong northwesterly wind, near-ridge speeds of 85-90 km/h, and powerful descending air currents on the southeastern slopes of the Tordoki-Yani mountain.A Lisunov Li-2 aircraft departed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at 16:51 hours local time on a flight to Khabarovsk. Radar contact was lost at 18:37, and radar coverage ceased. The aircraft failed to arrive at Khabarovsk. Wreckage was discovered on December 21, at an altitude of 1,750 meters, southeast of the Tordoki-Yani Sikhote-Alin range. The meteorological conditions included a strong northwesterly wind, near-ridge speeds of 85-90 km/h, and powerful descending air currents on the southeastern slopes of the Tordoki-Yani mountain.
Description
The Lisunov Li-2 departed Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at 16:51 hours local time on a flight to Khabarovsk. Last radar contact with the flight was at 18:37 after which radar coverage of the flight route was not available. The aircraft failed to arrive at Khabarovsk. The wreckage was located on December 21, on the southeastern slope of the Tordoki-Yani Sikhote-Alin range at an altitude of 1,750 m (20 m below the summit). The meteorological condition over the mountains in the accident region was characterized by the presence of a strong northwesterly wind, a speed near the ridge of 85-90 km/h, directed almost perpendicular to the ridge, as well as powerful descending air currents on the southeastern slopes of Tordoki-Yani mountain.
Source of Information
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Strong winds and descending air currents on the southeastern slopes of the Tordoki-Yani mountain.Strong winds and descending air currents on the southeastern slopes of the Tordoki-Yani mountain.Share on:
