Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1943 |
Type: | Lisunov Li-2 |
Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Sol-Iletsk ( Russia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Astrakhan Airport (ASF/URWA), Russia |
Destination airport: | Chkalov Airport (REN/UWOO), Russia |
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.
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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 Astrakhan Airport to Chkalov Airport as the crow flies is 812 km (508 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.