Narrative:
Both engines failed five minutes into a test flight out of Irkutsk. The crew attempted a forced landing on the outskirts of Irkutsk, but the aircraft collided with a house. All 5 crew members and one woman on the ground were injured.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1953 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4666 |
| MSN: | 4605 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Irkutsk ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russia |
| Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russia |
Both engines failed five minutes into a test flight out of Irkutsk. The crew attempted a forced landing on the outskirts of Irkutsk, but the aircraft collided with a house. All 5 crew members and one woman on the ground were injured.
Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
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