Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a flight from Rostov to Moscow with an en route stop at Kursk.
On the final leg, the flight crew attempted to land at Vnukovo Airport in below-minima weather conditions with low clouds and fog.
The aircraft touched down late and to the right of the runway on the second approach. It ran onto an area where earth work was going on, suffering substantial damage.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 November 1949 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4530 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kursk-Vostochny Airport (URS/UUOK), Russia |
| Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
The aircraft operated on a flight from Rostov to Moscow with an en route stop at Kursk.
On the final leg, the flight crew attempted to land at Vnukovo Airport in below-minima weather conditions with low clouds and fog.
The aircraft touched down late and to the right of the runway on the second approach. It ran onto an area where earth work was going on, suffering substantial damage.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
Map
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 Kursk-Vostochny Airport to Moskva-Vnukovo Airport as the crow flies is 429 km (268 miles).
Distance from Kursk-Vostochny Airport to Moskva-Vnukovo Airport as the crow flies is 429 km (268 miles).
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