Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 30 September 1948
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4304
Location: 39 km NW of Balkhash Airport (BXH) –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
Category: Accident
On October 10, 1948, the Lisunov Li-2 aircraft crashed in the steppe during en route to Karaganda from Alma-Ata to Moscow, resulting from spatial orientation loss due to flying in clouds and subsequent a dive. The aircraft sustained overstress, leading to a right wing fracture.On October 10, 1948, the Lisunov Li-2 aircraft crashed in the steppe during en route to Karaganda from Alma-Ata to Moscow, resulting from spatial orientation loss due to flying in clouds and subsequent a dive. The aircraft sustained overstress, leading to a right wing fracture.
Description
The Lisunov Li-2 operated on a flight from Alma-Ata to Moscow with en route stops at a.o. Balkhash to Karaganda. En route to Karaganda the crew probably lost spatial orientation while flying in clouds. The aircraft entered a dive. While recovering from the dive, the airframe was overstressed, causing the right wing to break off. The aircraft crashed in the steppe. The wreckage was found on October 10, 1948.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Spatial orientation loss due to flying in clouds and subsequent a dive.Spatial orientation loss due to flying in clouds and subsequent a dive.Share on:
