Last updated: 27 September 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 7 December 1944 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4161 |
| C/n / msn: | 184 9106 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) from Orlovka, Teplik district, Vinnitsa region ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Kiev (unknown airport), Ukraine |
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Kishinyov to Moscow with an en route stop at Kiev.
En route to Kiev the aircraft encountered below-minima weather conditions with thick fog. The aircraft was flying at very low altitude until it collided with the slope of a ravine and crashed 460 metres further on in a field.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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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Lisunov Li-2
- ca 5000 built
- 61st loss
- 50th fatal accident
- 7th worst accident (at the time)
- 23rd worst accident (currently)