Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 January 1965
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Turkmenistan
Registration Number: CCCP-63842
Location: 4 km from Darvaza Airport –
ÿ Turkmenistan
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft enginesAircraft engines
Category: Accident
A Lisunov Li-2 aircraft operated from Tashauz to Ashgabat via Darvaza, experiencing engine failures shortly after takeoff. The pilot selected a nearly empty fuel tank for take-off, resulting in loss of altitude and a crash in the desert, approximately 4 kilometers from the airport and 600 meters to the right of the extended centerline. A fire subsequently erupted.A Lisunov Li-2 aircraft operated from Tashauz to Ashgabat via Darvaza, experiencing engine failures shortly after takeoff. The pilot selected a nearly empty fuel tank for take-off, resulting in loss of altitude and a crash in the desert, approximately 4 kilometers from the airport and 600 meters to the right of the extended centerline. A fire subsequently erupted.
Description
The Lisunov Li-2 operated on a flight from Tashauz to Ashgabat via Darvaza. On the last leg of the flight both engines failed shortly after take-off due to fuel starvation. The copilot had selected an almost empty tank for take-off. The aircraft lost height and crashed in the desert 4 km from the airport and 600 metres to the right of the extended centreline. A fire erupted.
Source of Information
http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=202http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=202Primary Cause
Fuel starvation due to an almost empty tank during take-off.Fuel starvation due to an almost empty tank during take-off.Share on:
