Narrative:
After refueling three tanks at Mys Shmidta Airport (Cape Schmidt), takeoff was made on with the fourth tank being selected, which was not refueled. After 10 minutes of flight, first the left, then the right engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. During a forced landing outside the airfield on hummock ice, the plane crashed. The crew and passengers were unharmed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 February 1947 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya |
| Registration: | CCCP-N394 |
| MSN: | 18423610 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Mys Shmidta Airport ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mys Shmidta Airport (UHMI), Russia |
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After refueling three tanks at Mys Shmidta Airport (Cape Schmidt), takeoff was made on with the fourth tank being selected, which was not refueled. After 10 minutes of flight, first the left, then the right engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. During a forced landing outside the airfield on hummock ice, the plane crashed. The crew and passengers were unharmed.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» airdisaster.ruPhotos
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