Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Kiev to Zaporozhye with an intermediate stop at Dnepropetrovsk.
During the approach to Dnepropetrovsk Airport, the left outer wing broke off. The aircraft entered a spin at an altitude of 200-300 m and crashed on the gentle slope of a hill.
It appeared that during overhaul in October 1954 at ARB-411, several mistakes were made, compromising the structural integrity of the wing. The wing became subject to increased fatigue until it failed.
Wing failure
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 8 May 1955 |
| Time: | 12:16 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4098 |
| MSN: | 18414305 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9257 |
| Cycles: | 15965 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 9 km (5.6 mls) W of Dnepropetrovsk Airport (DNK) ( Ukraine)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport (IEV/UKKK), Ukraine |
| Dnepropetrovsk Airport (DNK/UKDD), Ukraine | |
| Flightnumber: | 599 |
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Kiev to Zaporozhye with an intermediate stop at Dnepropetrovsk.
During the approach to Dnepropetrovsk Airport, the left outer wing broke off. The aircraft entered a spin at an altitude of 200-300 m and crashed on the gentle slope of a hill.
It appeared that during overhaul in October 1954 at ARB-411, several mistakes were made, compromising the structural integrity of the wing. The wing became subject to increased fatigue until it failed.
Classification:
Wing failure
Loss of control
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 Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport to Dnepropetrovsk Airport as the crow flies is 403 km (252 miles).
Distance from Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport to Dnepropetrovsk Airport as the crow flies is 403 km (252 miles).
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