Narrative:
Due to low visibility conditions and a high number of aircraft bound for Moscow, the Li-2 was put in a holding pattern for 75 minutes. At 17:45 the crew started the approach in a thick fog. The crew decided to go around. Five ADF approaches under radar guidance were attempted. During the fifth approach the fuel became exhausted. Altitude was lost and the airplane struck light poles and crashed.
That night on November 5, three Aeroflot aircraft crashed near Vnukovo Airport, killing a total of 19 occupants.
Fuel exhaustion
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 1946 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Lithuania |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4207 |
| MSN: | 18420908 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1920 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Vilnius Airport (VNO/EYVI), Lithuania |
| Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
Due to low visibility conditions and a high number of aircraft bound for Moscow, the Li-2 was put in a holding pattern for 75 minutes. At 17:45 the crew started the approach in a thick fog. The crew decided to go around. Five ADF approaches under radar guidance were attempted. During the fifth approach the fuel became exhausted. Altitude was lost and the airplane struck light poles and crashed.
That night on November 5, three Aeroflot aircraft crashed near Vnukovo Airport, killing a total of 19 occupants.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustion
Forced landing outside airport
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 Vilnius Airport to Moskva-Vnukovo Airport as the crow flies is 762 km (476 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Vilnius Airport to Moskva-Vnukovo Airport as the crow flies is 762 km (476 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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