Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a flight from Tashkent to Bukhara with an en route stop at Samarkand.
After the approach to the poorly marked Bukhara Airport in low clouds and rain, the aircraft touched down at high speed 760 metres behind the landing T. It collided with the embankment of an irrigation ditch, lifted off again and crashed 10 metres further on, suffering substantial damage.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 20 January 1957 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4591 |
| MSN: | 18432002 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10292 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bukhara Airport (BHK) ( Uzbekistan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Samarkand Airport (SKD/UTSS), Uzbekistan |
| Bukhara Airport (BHK/UTSB), Uzbekistan |
The aircraft operated on a flight from Tashkent to Bukhara with an en route stop at Samarkand.
After the approach to the poorly marked Bukhara Airport in low clouds and rain, the aircraft touched down at high speed 760 metres behind the landing T. It collided with the embankment of an irrigation ditch, lifted off again and crashed 10 metres further on, suffering substantial damage.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» 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 Samarkand Airport to Bukhara Airport as the crow flies is 213 km (133 miles).
Distance from Samarkand Airport to Bukhara Airport as the crow flies is 213 km (133 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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