Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 October 1948
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L4658
Location: 25 km SSW of Parshino, Kirensk district –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Fuel filters and pipes of the Li-2T aircraft.Fuel filters and pipes of the Li-2T aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Li-2T aircraft experienced an engine failure during a cargo flight from Irkutsk to Bodaybo, resulting in a fire near the Parshinka River in the taiga due to fuel starvation and ice blockage of fuel filters and pipes. The aircraft had been refueled at Kirensk with water-laden fuel.A Li-2T aircraft experienced an engine failure during a cargo flight from Irkutsk to Bodaybo, resulting in a fire near the Parshinka River in the taiga due to fuel starvation and ice blockage of fuel filters and pipes. The aircraft had been refueled at Kirensk with water-laden fuel.
Description
The Li-2T operated on a cargo flight from Irkutsk to Bodaybo with an en route stop at Kirensk. After 1 hour and 13 minutes both engines flamed out due to fuel starvation. The fuel filters and pipes were clogged with ice as the aircraft had been refuelled at Kirensk with fuel which contained too much water. The aircraft came down in the taiga near the Parshinka River and caught fire.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=678, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=678, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Fuel starvation and ice blockage of fuel filters and pipes caused by refueled fuel containing excessive water.Fuel starvation and ice blockage of fuel filters and pipes caused by refueled fuel containing excessive water.Share on:
