Narrative:
A Lisunov Li-2, CCCP-L4157, was parked at Moscow's Bykovo Airport in preparation for a flight to Krasnoyarsk. In the early hours of the day an engine mechanic entered the aircraft and started the engines. He took off, but the aircraft attained a high angle of attack, stalled and crashed from a height of 5-10 metres.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 August 1953 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4157 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Moskva-Bykovo Airport (BKA) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Bykovo Airport (BKA/UUBB), Russia |
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A Lisunov Li-2, CCCP-L4157, was parked at Moscow's Bykovo Airport in preparation for a flight to Krasnoyarsk. In the early hours of the day an engine mechanic entered the aircraft and started the engines. He took off, but the aircraft attained a high angle of attack, stalled and crashed from a height of 5-10 metres.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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