Status: | |
Datum: | Sonntag 16 Februar 1958 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lisunow Li-2V |
Fluggesellschaft: | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya |
Kennzeichen: | CCCP-N502 |
Werknummer: | |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Mirny Ice Station ( Antarctica)
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Flugphase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Betriebsart: | Unbekannt |
Flug von: | Mirny Ice Station, |
Flug nach: | ? |
Unfallbericht:The Li-2 taxied out for takeoff at the Mirny Ice Station. Due to a locked tail skid the aircraft failed to make a U-turn to enter the runway. The airplane got stuck on the edge of the ice. An attempt was made to pull the aircraft to safety by means of a tractor, but the ice started crumbling and the aircraft fell.
The aircraft was operated by the Moscow Special Purpose Aviation Group (MAGON).
Informationsquelle:
» Guus Ottenhof
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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.