Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a flight from Alma-Ata to Moscow. One of the en route stops was Kustanai. During a night time approach, the flight crew encountered dense haze. They attempted to land without visual contact with the ground. The pilot mistook the ceiling of the haze for snow-covered terrain and levelled out at a height of some 30 metres. The aircraft subsequently lost speed, stalled and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 28 January 1951 |
| Time: | 02:01 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4715 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kostanay-Narimanovka Airport (KSN) ( Kazakhstan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Kostanay-Narimanovka Airport (KSN/UAUU), Kazakhstan |
The aircraft operated on a flight from Alma-Ata to Moscow. One of the en route stops was Kustanai. During a night time approach, the flight crew encountered dense haze. They attempted to land without visual contact with the ground. The pilot mistook the ceiling of the haze for snow-covered terrain and levelled out at a height of some 30 metres. The aircraft subsequently lost speed, stalled and crashed.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ruPhotos
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