Narrative:
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Ashgabat to Simferopol with en route stops at Krasnovodsk, Baku, Mineralnye Vody and Krasnodar.
Some 32 minutes after takeoff from Mineralnye Vody, 30 km south of Stavropol, the plane collided with treetops located on the upper plateau of the Strizhament Mountain (832 m) and crashed. Seven adult passengers and one child were killed. Three passengers and all crew members were slightly injured, one passenger was seriously injured.
It appeared that the flight crew operated the aircraft at a height below minimum safe altitude.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 3 July 1957 |
| Time: | 06:22 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Turkmenistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4825 |
| MSN: | 18434510 |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8766 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 30 km (18.8 mls) S of Stavropol ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV/URMM), Russia |
| Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 461 |
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Ashgabat to Simferopol with en route stops at Krasnovodsk, Baku, Mineralnye Vody and Krasnodar.
Some 32 minutes after takeoff from Mineralnye Vody, 30 km south of Stavropol, the plane collided with treetops located on the upper plateau of the Strizhament Mountain (832 m) and crashed. Seven adult passengers and one child were killed. Three passengers and all crew members were slightly injured, one passenger was seriously injured.
It appeared that the flight crew operated the aircraft at a height below minimum safe altitude.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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 Mineralnye Vody Airport to Krasnodar Airport as the crow flies is 320 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Krasnodar Airport as the crow flies is 320 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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