Narrative:
The Li-2 operated on a cargo flight, carrying 150 glass bottles containing zinc nitrate solution. En route some bottles broke, causing a fire after the solution came into contact with the heating system of the cargo bay. The flight made an emergency descent and attempted an emergency landing 1,5 km north-west of Grakhovo, but the aircraft erupted in flames on touch-down as more glass bottles were destroyed on impact and a large amount of explosive chemicals was set free.
Inflight fire
Emergency landing
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 2 November 1958 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-84624 |
| MSN: | 18428001 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13175 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) NW of Grakhovo ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Penza Airport (PEZ/UWPP), Russia |
| Izhevsk Airport (IJK/USII), Russia |
The Li-2 operated on a cargo flight, carrying 150 glass bottles containing zinc nitrate solution. En route some bottles broke, causing a fire after the solution came into contact with the heating system of the cargo bay. The flight made an emergency descent and attempted an emergency landing 1,5 km north-west of Grakhovo, but the aircraft erupted in flames on touch-down as more glass bottles were destroyed on impact and a large amount of explosive chemicals was set free.
Classification:
Cargo fire/smoke Inflight fire
Emergency landing
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 Penza Airport to Izhevsk Airport as the crow flies is 673 km (421 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Penza Airport to Izhevsk Airport as the crow flies is 673 km (421 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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