| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya |
| Registration: | CCCP-N456 |
| MSN: | 18427705 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 434 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vorkuta Airport (VKT) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Vorkuta Airport (VKT/UUYW) |
The Li-2 was engaged in a search mission for another Li-2, CCCP-N444, that went missing on March 7. During takeoff from Vorkuta the aircraft lifted off at a low speed after a takeoff run of 700 meters through deep snow (25-30 cm). The aircraft did not gain enough altitude, collided with a house and crashed.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
airdisaster.ru
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