Last updated: 28 September 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 29 April 1949 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4464 |
| MSN: | 3702 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 769 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 117 km (73.1 mls) E of Kirensk ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yakutsk Airport (YKS/UEEE), Russia |
| Kirensk Airport (KCK/UIKK), Russia |
Flew into the side of a mountain at a height of 1300 m during descent. The airplane was flying over 100 km off course. The crew had failed to establish its position during the flight and began a descent without visual contact with the ground.
Classification:
Navigational error Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» airdisaster.ru
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Yakutsk Airport to Kirensk Airport as the crow flies is 1284 km (802 miles).
Distance from Yakutsk Airport to Kirensk Airport as the crow flies is 1284 km (802 miles).
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.
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Lisunov Li-2
- ca 5000 built
- 179th loss
- 107th fatal accident
- 18th worst accident (at the time)
- 28th worst accident (currently)