Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 September 1955
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4712
Location: near Ozerevo, Borovichi district –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Right EngineRight Engine
Category: Accident
A night-time flight to Leningrad resulted in a catastrophic accident due to a severe engine failure and propeller malfunction. The right engine leaked oil, preventing feathering and ultimately leading to a crash landing in a potato field.A night-time flight to Leningrad resulted in a catastrophic accident due to a severe engine failure and propeller malfunction. The right engine leaked oil, preventing feathering and ultimately leading to a crash landing in a potato field.
Description
During a night-time flight to Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), the right engine began to leak oil. The engine failed and the propeller could not be feathered as there was no oil left in the system. The crew decided to make an emergency landing at Vypolzovo Air Base but ATC at Vypolzovo could not be reached for 50 minutes. The aircraft lost height and crash-landed in a potato field 400 metres south-west of Ozerevo and broke up.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=916http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=916Primary Cause
Engine failure and propeller malfunction due to oil leakage.Engine failure and propeller malfunction due to oil leakage.Share on:
