Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-65710

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Ramenskoye - Ramenskoye

MSN:

18428908

YOM:

1948

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Aircraft flight hours:

13672

Aircraft flight cycles:

11115

Circumstances:

The aircraft was engaged in a local training mission out from Ramenskoye Airport, southeast of Moscow, carrying 3 instructors, five student-pilots and one passenger aged 15. While cruising at an altitude of 2,100 meters in clouds, the aircraft encountered turbulences when control was lost. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and struck the ground in a 70° nose-down attitude in a field located 12 km south of Ramenskoye Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed. Parts of the left wing were found about 400 meters from the main fuselage.

Probable cause:

It was determined that control was lost when severe turbulences were encountered in flight, causing the left wing and the elevators to partially detach as the forces exceeded their certification.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Aradan: 31 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1965 at 0745 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-54971

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Abakan - Kyzyl

MSN:

2 34 428 10

YOM:

1952

Flight number:

SU542

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Aircraft flight hours:

17098

Circumstances:

While in cruising altitude over a mountainous area, the airplane just past over a pass when it encountered severe turbulences and downdrafts. Elements of the left wing tip and the tail were sheared off and the airplane went out of control, plunged into the earth and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of mountain at an altitude of 1,760 meters. The wreckage was found few hours later 80 meters below the summit and all 31 occupants were killed. Up to date, this was the worst accident involving a LI-2.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the airplane encountered severe downdrafts and turbulences that exceeded the wing and tail certification, causing the aircraft to become uncontrollable.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Darvaza: 24 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1965 at 0957 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-64842

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Site:

Daşoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty)

Schedule:

Tashauz – Darvaza – Ashgabat

MSN:

64 01

YOM:

1949

Flight number:

SU112

Location:

Darvaza

Country:

Turkmenistan

Region:

Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

8758

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Darvaza Airport in excellent weather conditions, while in initial climb, the airplane banked left to an angle of 30°, nosed down and crashed in flames in a desert area located 4 km from the runway end, about 600 meters to the left of the extended centerline. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 24 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that both engines stopped during initial climb as the fuel selector was positioned on the front right fuel tank which was empty at the time of the accident. Poor flight preparation on part of the flying crew.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Cape Khorgo

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1964

Type of aircraft:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-04370

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Tiksi - Tiksi

MSN:

126 56 05

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The crew (four crew members and two hydrologists) was involved in an ice reconnaissance mission over the krai of Krasnoyarsk. Following a departure from Tiksi Airport, the crew proceeded to the control of the ice located along the shore of the Laptev Sea then the Yana and Kolyma Indigirka estuaries and eventually the mouth of the Lana River. En route, weather conditions worsened and the visibility dropped due to fog. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and to descend through the clouds when the airplane struck the top of a hill and crash landed 100 meters further and a snow covered ground. All six occupants were slightly injured and later transferred to a hospital in Khatanga while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
A. A. Kas, pilot,
V. K. Koroteev, copilot,
N. M. Arapov, radio operator,
D. Belusov, flight engineer,
Yuri Vladimirovitch Nalimov, hydrologist,
V. Ramenskii, hydrologist.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of a navigation error on part of the crew.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2P on Mt Paragina

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1964

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

YR-DAC

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Mountains

Schedule:

Iași – Bacău

MSN:

234 415 07

YOM:

1952

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While descending to Bacău Airport, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Paragina located few km east of the airfield. The occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Nukha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1964 at 1323 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-54818

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Schedule:

Byelokany – Zaqatala – Nukha – Baku

MSN:

184 352 02

YOM:

1950

Flight number:

A-4

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Aircraft flight hours:

12589

Circumstances:

The takeoff from Nukha Airport was started from a snow covered runway (compacted snow) with snow showers and cross winds. After a roll of 124 meters, the tail wheel lifted off when the left main gear struck an irregularity on the runway surface. Instead of abandoning the takeoff procedure, the captain continued and elected to takeoff quickly. He pulled the control column to rotate but the aircraft's speed was too low. The airplane took off but in stall conditions, it bounced several times then rolled down into a ravine and came to rest by the Gurdzhanachay River, some 900 meters past the runway threshold. The copilot was killed and 21 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

The takeoff procedure was started from a contaminated runway (compacted snow) and with lateral winds up to 5 meters per second. When an emergency situation occurred (left main gear impact), the captain failed to abandon the takeoff manoeuvre and elected to rotate with an insufficient speed, which caused the aircraft to stall.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Parbig

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1963

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CCCP-16181

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At liftoff, the airplane banked left, causing the left main gear to struck the ground three times on a distance of 190 meters. After passing the runway end, the aircraft rolled for 36 meters in a thick layer of snow then climbed steeply to an altitude of 280 meters before crashing onto several buildings located 470 meters farther. All four occupants were uninjured and there were no victims on the ground.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Warsaw

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1963

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

SP-LBG

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Site:

Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin

Schedule:

Rzeszów – Warsaw

MSN:

184 183 08

YOM:

1951

Location:

Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie)

Country:

Poland

Region:

Europe

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On final approach to Warsaw-Okecie Airport, the aircraft lost height and crashed 100 meters short of runway threshold. All 15 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Pevek

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1963 at 0733 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-16202

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Flight Type:

Cargo

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