Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 into the Karkinyts’ka Gulf: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 21, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4138
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
25
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
An engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft into the Karkinyts’ka Gulf, some two km off shore. The aircraft sank fifteen minutes later and the crew of a trawler was able to evacuate 21 wounded people while 8 others, among them two crew members, were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
