Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 7 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L4161
Location: 1,5 km from Orlovka, Teplik district, Vinnitsa region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: The aircraft itself.The aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash due to below-minimum weather conditions and a collision with a ravine slope during an en route stop between Kishinyov and Moscow. The aircraft crashed 460 meters further on in a field.A Li-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash due to below-minimum weather conditions and a collision with a ravine slope during an en route stop between Kishinyov and Moscow. The aircraft crashed 460 meters further on in a field.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Kishinyov to Moscow with an en route stop at Kiev. En route to Kiev the aircraft encountered below-minima weather conditions with thick fog. The aircraft was flying at very low altitude until it collided with the slope of a ravine and crashed 460 metres further on in a field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Below-minimum weather conditions and a collision with a ravine slope.Below-minimum weather conditions and a collision with a ravine slope.Share on:
