Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 9 November 1946
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4145
Location: Ufa –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Left EngineLeft Engine
Category: Accident
A Li-2 operated flight from Kuybyshev to Yekaterinburg experienced an emergency landing due to a sudden drop in left engine oil pressure. The pilot initiated an emergency landing at Ufa, veering off course through clouds. Upon breaking through the cloud cover, the aircraft crashed into a forest, resulting in a total loss.A Li-2 operated flight from Kuybyshev to Yekaterinburg experienced an emergency landing due to a sudden drop in left engine oil pressure. The pilot initiated an emergency landing at Ufa, veering off course through clouds. Upon breaking through the cloud cover, the aircraft crashed into a forest, resulting in a total loss.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Kuybyshev (now Samara) to Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) when the oil pressure of the left engine dropped. The engine was shut down 1 hour and 35 minutes into the flight. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing at Ufa, but veered off course while descending through the clouds. When the aircraft broke through the cloud cover it was straight over the city of Ufa instead of the airport. The pilot set the right engine to takeoff power but it failed as well because of overheating. As the aircraft was to come down in the city the pilot turned into the direction of the Byelaya River. After hitting trees on the embankment of the river, the aircraft crashed into a forest and burnt out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Oil pressure drop in the left engine.Oil pressure drop in the left engine.Share on:
