Narrative:
The aircraft got caught in a downdraft and impacted the snow-covered Mount Ketan-Dag, 45 km north-east of Yerevan.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1943 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L3495 |
| MSN: | 1841104 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mount Ketan-Dag ( Armenia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yerevan Airport (EVN/UDYZ), Armenia |
| Tbilisi Airport (TBS/UGGG), Georgia |
The aircraft got caught in a downdraft and impacted the snow-covered Mount Ketan-Dag, 45 km north-east of Yerevan.
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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 Yerevan Airport to Tbilisi Airport as the crow flies is 174 km (109 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Yerevan Airport to Tbilisi Airport as the crow flies is 174 km (109 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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