Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lisunov Li-2 |
Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Sol-Iletsk -
Russia
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Astrakhan Airport (ASF/URWA) |
Destination airport: | Chkalov Airport (REN/UWOO) |
Narrative:En route from Astrakhan to Chkalov (now Orenburg) when it encountered below-minima weather conditions with low clouds and snowfall. The crew decided to divert to Sol-Iletsk, but on approach to that airfield the aircraft collided with a snow-covered hill between Saratovka and Boyevaya Gora. All occupants survived the accident and tried to reach Sol-Iletsk, but 9 of them froze to death within some hours.
Sources:
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