Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 July 1957
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Turkmenistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L4825
Location: 30 km S of Stavropol –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic collision with treetops on the upper plateau of Strizhament Mountain, approximately 32 minutes after takeoff from Mineralnye Vody, resulting in the deaths of seven passengers and one child. The aircraft was operating below minimum safe altitude.A Li-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic collision with treetops on the upper plateau of Strizhament Mountain, approximately 32 minutes after takeoff from Mineralnye Vody, resulting in the deaths of seven passengers and one child. The aircraft was operating below minimum safe altitude.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Ashgabat to Simferopol with en route stops at Krasnovodsk, Baku, Mineralnye Vody and Krasnodar. Some 32 minutes after takeoff from Mineralnye Vody, 30 km south of Stavropol, the plane collided with treetops located on the upper plateau of the Strizhament Mountain (832 m) and crashed. Seven adult passengers and one child were killed. Three passengers and all crew members were slightly injured, one passenger was seriously injured. It appeared that the flight crew operated the aircraft at a height below minimum safe altitude.
Primary Cause
Operating below minimum safe altitude.Operating below minimum safe altitude.Share on:
