Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 February 1957
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4407
Location: Yamal Peninsula –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The entire Li-2 aircraft, specifically the wings, fuselage, and potentially the engine.The entire Li-2 aircraft, specifically the wings, fuselage, and potentially the engine.
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft experienced catastrophic damage during a forced landing in the tundra near the Yarato-1 and Yarato-2 lakes on the Yamal peninsula. The landing resulted in irreparable damage to the aircraft.A Li-2 aircraft experienced catastrophic damage during a forced landing in the tundra near the Yarato-1 and Yarato-2 lakes on the Yamal peninsula. The landing resulted in irreparable damage to the aircraft.
Description
The Li-2 was damaged beyond repair when it made a forced landing in the tundra between the lakes Yarato-1 and Yarato-2 on the Yamal peninsula.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3292http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3292Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions and terrain conditions likely contributed to the forced landing.Severe weather conditions and terrain conditions likely contributed to the forced landing.Share on:
