Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 on Mt Raiiz: 19 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 21, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-Zh115
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mys Kamennyy – Salekhard – Abez
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a supply mission for the Ural expedition christened 'Zheldorproyekt'. On the leg from Salekhard to Abez, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Raiiz, in the Polyarnyy Ural Mountain Range. The wreckage was found few weeks later, in January 1949, and all 19 occupants were killed. The aircraft was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD – Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del).
