Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 March 1974
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-73960
Location: 0,5 km from Kirov Airport (KVX) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: No specific component is identified as the primary cause; the engine failure is the primary factor.No specific component is identified as the primary cause; the engine failure is the primary factor.
Category: Accident
A Lisunov Li-2 passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirov Airport (KVX), Russia, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members. The aircraft immediately experienced a catastrophic engine failure, triggering a backfire that initiated a rapid descent. The crew, after a left-hand turn at an altitude of 50-60 meters, was unable to maintain altitude and speed, leading to a ground impact near a snow-covered field. The impact occurred 480 meters past the end of the runway and 380 meters to the left of the runway.A Lisunov Li-2 passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirov Airport (KVX), Russia, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members. The aircraft immediately experienced a catastrophic engine failure, triggering a backfire that initiated a rapid descent. The crew, after a left-hand turn at an altitude of 50-60 meters, was unable to maintain altitude and speed, leading to a ground impact near a snow-covered field. The impact occurred 480 meters past the end of the runway and 380 meters to the left of the runway.
Description
A Lisunov Li-2 passenger plane, CCCP-73960, was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirov Airport (KVX), Russia. All three crew members were killed; the six passengers survived. During takeoff, immediately after lifting off the runway, the no. 1 (left hand) engine started backfiring. The crew decided to return to the airport and initiated a left hand turn at an altitude of 50-60 meters. Altitude and speed could not be maintained. The airplane reached supercritical angles of attack and struck the ground 480 m past the end of the runway and 380 meters to the left of the runway at a snow-covered field near the edge of a forest.
Source of Information
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Engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a catastrophic return to the runway.Engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a catastrophic return to the runway.Share on:
