Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a flight from Moscow to Sverdlovsk with en route stops at Kazan and Kuybyshev.
On approach to Kuybyshev, the aircraft dropped below the glide slope. It collided with a high-voltage power-line between the outer marker and the inner marker and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 October 1952 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4875 |
| MSN: | 18436001 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kuybyshev Airport (KUF) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kazan Airport, Russia |
| Kuybyshev Airport (KUF/UWWW), Russia |
The aircraft operated on a flight from Moscow to Sverdlovsk with en route stops at Kazan and Kuybyshev.
On approach to Kuybyshev, the aircraft dropped below the glide slope. It collided with a high-voltage power-line between the outer marker and the inner marker 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 Kazan Airport to Kuybyshev Airport as the crow flies is 259 km (162 miles).
Distance from Kazan Airport to Kuybyshev Airport as the crow flies is 259 km (162 miles).
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