Narrative:
The Li-2 swerved off the right side of the runway on takeoff. Some 30 seconds later the wing hit a telegraph line and the aircraft collided with the pole of a high-voltage power-line.
The trimmer of the rudder had not been set to neutral position before takeoff.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 23 April 1948 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2T |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4437 |
| MSN: | 3305 |
| First flight: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 514 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Khabarovsk Airport ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khabarovsk Airport (UHHT), Russia |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS/UHSS), Russia |
The Li-2 swerved off the right side of the runway on takeoff. Some 30 seconds later the wing hit a telegraph line and the aircraft collided with the pole of a high-voltage power-line.
The trimmer of the rudder had not been set to neutral position before takeoff.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Michael Roch / Soviet TransportsPhotos
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 Khabarovsk Airport to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport as the crow flies is 590 km (369 miles).
Distance from Khabarovsk Airport to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport as the crow flies is 590 km (369 miles).
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