Country
Russia

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Akhtyrka

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4034
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oboyan - Oboyan
MSN:
184 65 06
YOM:
1943
Location:
Akhtyrka
Sumy Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
From Oboyan to a target behind the German lines 20 km east of Mirgorod when crossed the front-line near Akhtyrka (Sumy region of Ukraine) and was never heard again. All crew MIA presumed killed.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Maksatikha

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4035
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moscow – Leningrad
Location:
Maksatikha
Tver oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered problems with the right engine that failed. The Captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing 30 km southeast of Maksatikha. While the manoeuvre was successfully completed and no one was injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Fuel flow system failure.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Molotov: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L344
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Perm
Perm Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Just after rotation from Molotov Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed. It veered off runway, hit a parked Lisunov LI-2 registered CCCP-L3962 and came to rest in a wooded hangar. All three crew members were killed while all seven passengers were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
The pilot attempted to take off from a wrong runway and the rotation was completed after a take-off roll of 340 meters only. Due to an insufficient speed, the aircraft stalled shortly after take off.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Trubcevsk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1943 at 2254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4024
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 60 01
YOM:
1943
Location:
Trubcevsk
Bryansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
After completing a supply mission to soldiers based behind the enemy lines, the crew was returning to his base when at 2245, he was locked by the German antiaircraft searchlights. Nine minutes later, the aircraft was shot down by German antiaircraft fire, dove into the ground and crashed, killing all 7 crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German AA fire.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Dubnitskoe: 11 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1943 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3947
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
184 14 04
YOM:
1941
Location:
Dubnitskoe
Gomel voblast
Country:
Belarus
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a supply mission to Dubnitskoe, 60 km west of Yelsk, carrying five passengers, six crew members and a load of 660 kg of ammunition and printing equipment. The approach to the landing area was initiated at night. On short final, at a height of 20-25 metres, the pilot made a sharp turn to the left when the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All 11 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Trifonovo

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4027
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moscow - Krasnodar
MSN:
184 61 02
YOM:
1943
Location:
Trifonovo
Rostov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Moscow to Krasnodar, after passing over the hilly area of Kamenka, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. As the attention of the crew was focused on a faulty thermometer, he led the airplane descending until both propellers impacted the ground, causing the airplane to crash land in a pasture, bursting into flames. There were no casualties but the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
The decision of the crew to continue the flight at an unsafe altitude until the airplane contacted ground.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Sol-Iletsk: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Astrakhan – Chkalovsk
Location:
Sol-Iletsk
Orenburg oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
En route from Astrakhan to Chkalovsk, the crew encountered below minima weather conditions due to snowfalls. In poor visibility, the pilot decided to divert to Sol-Iletsk Airport but on final, the airplane impacted a snow covered hill located between Boyevaya Gora and Saratovka. All occupants survived the crash but nine of them froze to death within few hours.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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