Status: | |
Date: | Friday 23 January 1953 |
Time: | 10:30 |
Type: | Lisunov Li-2 |
Operator: | Dalstroi Aviation |
Registration: | CCCP-Zh125 |
MSN: | 18432110 |
First flight: | 1949 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1664 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) from Batagay Airport (BQJ) ( Russia)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Batagay Airport (BQJ/UEBB), Russia |
Destination airport: | Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK/UESK), Russia |
Narrative:The Li-2 waited for take-off clearance at Batagay Airport for 20 minutes in -48' C weather conditions. Since the flight engineer did not take measures to recycle the propeller pitch during that time, the propeller oil got viscous and the blades 'froze' in a position of 20 resp. 30 degrees.
As a consequence both engines oversped during the initial climb. The pilot attempted an emergency landing but the aircraft crash-landed on the embankment of the river Batagay about 1 km from the runway, sustaining serious damage to landing gear, lower fuselage, wings and engines.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
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Distance from Batagay Airport to Srednekolymsk Airport as the crow flies is 798 km (498 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.