Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1948 |
Type: | Lisunov Li-2 |
Operator: | Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Registration: | CCCP-Zh115 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Raiiz mountain range ( Russia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Mys-Kamennyy, Russia |
Destination airport: | Abez, Russia |
Narrative:The Li-2 was operated by Zheldorproyekt of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs in support of a Urals expedition. The airplane departed Salekhard on a flight to Abez.
On the last leg of the flight from Mys Kamenny the flight flew into a slope of the Raiiz mountain range (Polar Urals) in poor weather.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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Distance from Mys-Kamennyy to Abez as the crow flies is 543 km (339 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.