Narrative:
A Lisunov Li-2 passenger plane, CCCP-73960, was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirov Airport (KVX), Russia. All three crew members were killed; the six passengers survived.
During takeoff, immediately after lifting off the runway, the no. 1 (left hand) engine started backfiring. The crew decided to return to the airport and initiated a left hand turn at an altitude of 50-60 meters. Altitude and speed could not be maintained. The airplane reached supercritical angles of attack and struck the ground 480 m past the end of the runway and 380 meters to the left of the runway at a snow-covered field near the edge of a forest.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 22 March 1974 |
| Time: | 08:00 MSK |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-73960 |
| MSN: | 18436605 |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7589 |
| Cycles: | 6485 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 0,5 km (0.3 mls) from Kirov Airport (KVX) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kirov Airport (KVX/USKK), Russia |
| Sovetsky Airport (OVS/USHS), Russia |
A Lisunov Li-2 passenger plane, CCCP-73960, was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirov Airport (KVX), Russia. All three crew members were killed; the six passengers survived.
During takeoff, immediately after lifting off the runway, the no. 1 (left hand) engine started backfiring. The crew decided to return to the airport and initiated a left hand turn at an altitude of 50-60 meters. Altitude and speed could not be maintained. The airplane reached supercritical angles of attack and struck the ground 480 m past the end of the runway and 380 meters to the left of the runway at a snow-covered field near the edge of a forest.
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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 Kirov Airport to Sovetsky Airport as the crow flies is 846 km (529 miles).
Distance from Kirov Airport to Sovetsky Airport as the crow flies is 846 km (529 miles).
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