Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 January 1979
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: CAAC
Registration Number: 313
Location: Shenyang –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuel supply system for the power system of the aircraft.Fuel supply system for the power system of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Lisunov Li-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a flight to Chifeng Xijiao Airport. Due to inadequate pre-flight checklist adherence, the pilots selected an insufficient fuel supply, leading to engine failure and a crash landing near the Hun River. The crash resulted in hull loss and injuries to multiple individuals.A Lisunov Li-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a flight to Chifeng Xijiao Airport. Due to inadequate pre-flight checklist adherence, the pilots selected an insufficient fuel supply, leading to engine failure and a crash landing near the Hun River. The crash resulted in hull loss and injuries to multiple individuals.
Description
Because they failed to adhere to pre-flight checklists, the pilots of this Lisunov erroneously selected an almost empty tank to supply fuel to the power system; as a consequence, both engines quitted very shortly after takeoff as they could not get enough fuel. Inappropriately handling the emergency, the pilots put the Li-2 into stall condition at a low altitude and crash-landed on the bank of Hun River, which resulted in the hull loss of the aircraft and injured seven people on board. The aircraft operated on a flight to Chifeng Xijiao Airport.
Primary Cause
Inadequate pre-flight checklist adherence.Inadequate pre-flight checklist adherence.Share on:
