Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1943 |
Type: | Lisunov Li-2 |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Registration: | CCCP-L4032 |
MSN: | 1846305 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Total airframe hrs: | 132 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 0,8 km (0.5 mls) from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) ( Russia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
Destination airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
Narrative:While on a training flight from Moscow-Vnukovo the engines flamed out on final approach due to a manufacturing defect of the
left rear fuel tank. The aircraft subsequently lost height and speed. The trainee at the controls pulled the controls back, causing the
aircraft to stall. The aircraft crashed in a forest 800 metres from the perimeter of the airport.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustion
Loss of control
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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.