Incident Overview

Date: Friday 11 November 1960
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-84748
Location: Zyryanka Airport – ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft experienced a significant incident during a cargo flight from Magadan to Pevk, utilizing Seymchan, Zyryanka, and Nizhniye Kresty (now Cherski) and Bilibino. The aircraft attempted takeoff from a poorly prepared snow-covered runway at Zyryanka Airport during nighttime snowfall. The aircraft lifted off at low speed and with a high angle of attack, subsequently lost altitude and bounced multiple times before impacting the ground. The left wing touched the ground, damaging the aileron, and the aircraft descended into a snow-covered field 440 metres behind the runway threshold and 970 metres to the left of its extended centre-line, resulting in a breakup.A Li-2 aircraft experienced a significant incident during a cargo flight from Magadan to Pevk, utilizing Seymchan, Zyryanka, and Nizhniye Kresty (now Cherski) and Bilibino. The aircraft attempted takeoff from a poorly prepared snow-covered runway at Zyryanka Airport during nighttime snowfall. The aircraft lifted off at low speed and with a high angle of attack, subsequently lost altitude and bounced multiple times before impacting the ground. The left wing touched the ground, damaging the aileron, and the aircraft descended into a snow-covered field 440 metres behind the runway threshold and 970 metres to the left of its extended centre-line, resulting in a breakup.

Description

The Li-2 operated on a cargo flight from Magadan to Pevek via Seymchan, Zyryanka and Nizhniye Kresty (now Cherski) and Bilibino. The flight crew attempted to take off from a badly prepared snow-covered runway at Zyryanka Airport during snowfall at night. The aircraft lifted off at low speed and with a high angle of attack, fell back to the ground and bounced several times. The left wing touched the ground damaging the aileron, and the aircraft came down in a snow-covered field 440 metres behind the runway threshold and 970 metres to the left of its extended centre-line and broke up.

Source of Information

http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=895, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=895, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php

Primary Cause

Poor runway preparation and low-speed takeoff during adverse weather conditions.Poor runway preparation and low-speed takeoff during adverse weather conditions.

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