Narrative:
The aircraft suffered from severe icing, causing the forward cockpit windshields to be iced up. In poor visibility conditions the aircraft landed on rough terrain outside the runway environment.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 1961 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-71232 |
| MSN: | 18438903 |
| First flight: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2384 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mezen Airport ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Naryan-Mar Airport (NNM/ULAM), Russia |
| Mezen Airport (ULAE), Russia |
The aircraft suffered from severe icing, causing the forward cockpit windshields to be iced up. In poor visibility conditions the aircraft landed on rough terrain outside the runway environment.
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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 Naryan-Mar Airport to Mezen Airport as the crow flies is 433 km (271 miles).
Distance from Naryan-Mar Airport to Mezen Airport as the crow flies is 433 km (271 miles).
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