Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 31 October 1953
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4732
Location: near Kharkov Airport (HRK) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft windshield and pilot’s observation window.Aircraft windshield and pilot’s observation window.
Category: Accident
A Li-2 operated an en route approach to Kharkov, Russia, during a nighttime flight. The pilot observed a railway line and, due to a sudden realization of imminent collision, executed a sharp right bank turn, resulting in a stall and subsequent crash into vegetable gardens.A Li-2 operated an en route approach to Kharkov, Russia, during a nighttime flight. The pilot observed a railway line and, due to a sudden realization of imminent collision, executed a sharp right bank turn, resulting in a stall and subsequent crash into vegetable gardens.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a service from Rostov to Moscow with an en route stop at Kharkov. During the night-time approach to Kharkov the curtains of the co pilot’s windshield were closed and those on the captain’s side were partially closed to allow the crew to practise an instrument approach exercise. The aircraft descended with engines running almost at idle power until the pilot realised that the aircraft was about to hit a railway line. He sharply banked to the right at low altitude, causing the aircraft to stall and crash into vegetable gardens.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=937http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=937Primary Cause
Unexpected collision with a railway line during an en route approach.Unexpected collision with a railway line during an en route approach.Share on:
