| Date: | Saturday 29 January 1949 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2T |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L4491 |
| MSN: | 4309 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 757 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nizhnyaya Pesha Airport -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nizhnyaya Pesha Airport (ULAV) |
| Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport (ARH/ULAA) |
The Li-2T crashed during takeoff from Nizhnyaya Pesha Airport in crosswind conditions. The aircraft became airborne at a low speed and pitched up. Improperly secured cargo began to shift rearward, causing a higher angle of attack. The airplane stalled at a height of 15-20 metres and crashed 75 metres beyond the runway threshold.
Sources:
airdisaster.ru
Soviet Transports
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