Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 November 1946
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Turkmenistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L4181
Location: near Yamshchina, Moskovskaya region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Li-2 aircraftLi-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft incident occurred in Moscow due to severe weather conditions, resulting in a two-day delay and subsequent train evacuation. The Li-2 aircraft was held in a holding pattern due to low fuel and visibility, ultimately crashing 16 km northwest of Vnukovo Airport.An aircraft incident occurred in Moscow due to severe weather conditions, resulting in a two-day delay and subsequent train evacuation. The Li-2 aircraft was held in a holding pattern due to low fuel and visibility, ultimately crashing 16 km northwest of Vnukovo Airport.
Description
Due to poor weather at Moscow the airplane was stuck at Voronezh for two days. All passengers elected to continue to Moscow by train. On November 5 the airplane was ferried back to Moscow. Due to low visibility conditions and a high number of aircraft bound for Moscow, the Li-2 was put in a holding pattern for two hours until the aircraft became critically low on fuel. The flight was cleared to land but crashed 16 km NW of Vnukovo Airport.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=662http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=662Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions and low visibility.Severe weather conditions and low visibility.Share on:
