Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Moscow to Alma-Ata with en route stops at among others Aktyubinsk and Kustanai.
The flight had to go around six times at Kustanai due to fog which had not been forecast by the met office.
On the 7th approach the aircraft had to go around again, but the left wing collided with the mast of a power-line 600 metres from the airport and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 16 October 1950 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4532 |
| MSN: | 18430009 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Alma-Ata Airport (ALA) ( Kazakhstan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Aktyubinsk Airport (AKX/UATT), Kazakhstan |
| Alma-Ata Airport (ALA/UAAA), Kazakhstan |
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Moscow to Alma-Ata with en route stops at among others Aktyubinsk and Kustanai.
The flight had to go around six times at Kustanai due to fog which had not been forecast by the met office.
On the 7th approach the aircraft had to go around again, but the left wing collided with the mast of a power-line 600 metres from the airport and crashed.
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 Aktyubinsk Airport to Alma-Ata Airport as the crow flies is 1674 km (1046 miles).
Distance from Aktyubinsk Airport to Alma-Ata Airport as the crow flies is 1674 km (1046 miles).
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