Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 April 1948
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4460
Location: 15 km W of Bodaybo –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A Li-2 aircraft, operating in adverse weather conditions near Bodaybo, deviated from its prescribed flight path and followed a lower course along the Vitim River than the surrounding mountains. This resulted in heavy turbulence and subsequent loss of control, leading to a crash into the ice of the river.A Li-2 aircraft, operating in adverse weather conditions near Bodaybo, deviated from its prescribed flight path and followed a lower course along the Vitim River than the surrounding mountains. This resulted in heavy turbulence and subsequent loss of control, leading to a crash into the ice of the river.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Kirensk to Bodaybo in adverse weather when the crew left the prescribed flight path and followed the course of the Vitim River below the cloud cover, some 100 metres lower than the elevation of the surrounding mountains. The aircraft encountered heavy turbulence and eventually went out of control in a snow flurry with extreme turbulence and crashed into the ice of the Vitim River.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=671, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=671, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Deviation from prescribed flight path and deviation from established route due to adverse weather conditions.Deviation from prescribed flight path and deviation from established route due to adverse weather conditions.Share on:
