Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 January 1953
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4666
Location: Irkutsk –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft enginesAircraft engines
Category: Accident
A test flight out of Irkutsk ended abruptly five minutes into due to engine failure of both aircraft. The crew initiated a forced landing near the outskirts of the city, resulting in a collision with a house, resulting in five injuries including one fatality.A test flight out of Irkutsk ended abruptly five minutes into due to engine failure of both aircraft. The crew initiated a forced landing near the outskirts of the city, resulting in a collision with a house, resulting in five injuries including one fatality.
Description
Both engines failed five minutes into a test flight out of Irkutsk. The crew attempted a forced landing on the outskirts of Irkutsk, but the aircraft collided with a house. All 5 crew members and one woman on the ground were injured.
Source of Information
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