Narrative:
On approach to Nizhniye Kresty Airport, the pilot mistook the empty barrels which marked the beginning of the snow airstrip for parked helicopters. The pilot made an emergency turn out, causing the aircraft to stall. It crashed on the ice of the Kolyma river 3,5 km from the airstrip.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1967 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Polar |
| Registration: | CCCP-04213 |
| MSN: | 18434610 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3,5 km (2.2 mls) from Nizhniye Kresty Airport (CYX) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Egvekinot-Zaliv Kresta Airfield (UHME), Russia |
| Nizhniye Kresty Airport (CYX/UESS), Russia |
On approach to Nizhniye Kresty Airport, the pilot mistook the empty barrels which marked the beginning of the snow airstrip for parked helicopters. The pilot made an emergency turn out, causing the aircraft to stall. It crashed on the ice of the Kolyma river 3,5 km from the airstrip.
Classification:
Loss of control
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 Egvekinot-Zaliv Kresta Airfield to Nizhniye Kresty Airport as the crow flies is 860 km (538 miles).
Distance from Egvekinot-Zaliv Kresta Airfield to Nizhniye Kresty Airport as the crow flies is 860 km (538 miles).
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