Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 16 May 1944 |
Type: | Lisunov Li-2 |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Registration: | CCCP-L4063 |
MSN: | 18410810 |
First flight: | 1942 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Kiev ( Ukraine)
|
Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:While the aircraft was parked at an airport in Kiev the flight radio operator refueled his lighter through a filler syringe and spilled gasoline on the floor in the process.
During the test of the lighter, the floor drenched in gasoline caught fire. The plane burned down completely.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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Soviet Transports»
airdisaster.ru
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.