Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 27 January 1959 |
Type: | Lisunov Li-2T |
Operator: | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya |
Registration: | CCCP-N492 |
MSN: | 18429908 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Ust-Kara Airstrip ( Russia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Ambulance |
Departure airport: | Amderma Airport, Russia |
Destination airport: | Ust-Kara Airstrip, Russia |
Narrative:The Li-2T descended below the glide path while approaching Ust-Kara in bad visibility. The aircraft touched down in deep snow 70 metres before the runway threshold. The main landing gear hit the raised lip of the safety area before the runway threshold and broke off.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
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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 Amderma Airport to Ust-Kara Airstrip as the crow flies is 143 km (89 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.