Incident Overview
Date: Friday 23 April 1948
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4437
Location: Khabarovsk Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: RudderRudder
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft swerved off the runway during takeoff, resulting in a collision with a telegraph line and a pole of a high-voltage power line. The rudder trimmer was not set to neutral position prior to takeoff.A Li-2 aircraft swerved off the runway during takeoff, resulting in a collision with a telegraph line and a pole of a high-voltage power line. The rudder trimmer was not set to neutral position prior to takeoff.
Description
The Li-2 swerved off the right side of the runway on takeoff. Some 30 seconds later the wing hit a telegraph line and the aircraft collided with the pole of a high-voltage power-line. The trimmer of the rudder had not been set to neutral position before takeoff.
Primary Cause
Rudder trimmer not set to neutral position prior to takeoff.Rudder trimmer not set to neutral position prior to takeoff.Share on:
