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Crash of a Lisunov LI-2T in Lipovets: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1955 at 0757 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4510
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kiev – Mykolaiv – Simferopol
MSN:
184 297 09
YOM:
1948
Flight number:
SU613
Location:
Lipovets
Vinnytsia Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
5070
Circumstances:
Enroute, one of the crew member opened the right cockpit window and threw away his cigarette that went into the air inlet of a ventilation system. A fire spread quickly and as the crew was unable to extinguish it, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a snow covered field located near Lipovets, slid for few hundred meters and came to rest in flames on the iced Rosava River. Two crew members and one passenger were killed while ten other occupants were injured. The aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
The aircraft has been subject to technical modifications on part of the Aeroflot technicians few days prior to the accident and converted to a cargo version capable to carry a maximum of 9 passengers. It was reported that several mistakes were done during this conversion, especially concerning the ventilation system air inlet that was installed in a wrong position, just behind the cockpit window instead of lower or higher. Investigations revealed that the fire spread quickly because the insulating material used failed to respond to the requirements and was unimpregnated wadding. The aircraft accumulated 73 flying hours since this conversion.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Kharkiv: 15 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1953 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4732
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rostov-on-Don – Kharkiv – Moscow
MSN:
184 325 09
YOM:
26
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Aircraft flight hours:
5181
Circumstances:
During the final approach to Kharkiv-Osnova Airport completed by night and marginal weather conditions, the pilot-in-command descended too low when he saw a railway. To avoid any collision with the electric poles, he attempted a turn to right when the aircraft stalled and crashed nose first in a garden located near houses, 2,300 meters short of runway and 150 meters to the right of its extended center line. A passenger was seriously injured while 15 other occupants were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew adopted a wrong approach configuration and that both engine were running at idle when the pilot wanted to avoid obstacles. Poor approach techniques on part of the flying crew and against the published procedures according to the weather conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Gorbovichi: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1951 at 1121 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A2583
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kiev – Byshev – Borodyanka – Kiev
MSN:
1 00 473 02
YOM:
30
Location:
Gorbovichi
Kiev oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
972
Circumstances:
The crew consisting of two pilots and three instructors left Kiev-Zhuliany Airport at 0936LT on a training mission to Byshev, Borodyanka and back to Zhuliany. While cruising west of Kiev at an altitude of 1,000 meters in good weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control, lost several pieces and went into a dive. At a height of 50 meters, three crew members bailed out and the aircraft crashed at an angle of descent of 35 to 40° in a field located in Gorbovichi, about 24 km west of Kiev. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact, several debris were scattered on a large area and all five crew members were killed. Unfortunately, the three crew members who bailed out were also killed as the distance with the ground was insufficient.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control was due to the failure of the wings' structure and several other parts of the fuselage due to a faulty design of the aircraft and unacceptable manufacturing defaults.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-12 in Stalino: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1949 at 1052 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1381
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Stalino – Kiev – Moscow
MSN:
30 109
YOM:
1947
Location:
Donetsk
Donetsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Aircraft flight hours:
709
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Stalino Airport, while climbing to a height of 90 meters, the right engine oversped while the left engine lost power. The aircraft stalled, hit an electric pole and crashed in flames onto a house located near the airport. A crew member was seriously injured while all eight other occupants were killed as well as two people in the house. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the right engine oversped due a structural shortcoming of the screw regulator. Regarding the loss of power on the left engine, it was not possible to determine its cause due to the fact that the engine was totally destroyed by fire. An unappropriated reaction of the crew to the double engine dysfunction was considered as a contributory factor.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 into the Karkinyts’ka Gulf: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4138
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Karkinyts’ka Gulf
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
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.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Orlivka: 16 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1944 at 1515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4161
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chisinau – Kiev – Moscow
MSN:
184 91 06
YOM:
28
Location:
Orlivka
Vinnytsia Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
En route from Chisinau to Kiev, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to thick fog. In such conditions, and apparently to establish a visual contact with the ground, the captain decided to reduce his altitude when the aircraft hit the slope of a ravine and crashed in a field 460 meters further on. The aircraft was destroyed and all 16 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Wrong decision on part of the crew to reduce his altitude in thick fog (flying below minima weather conditions). At the time of the accident, visibility was estimated less than 300 meters and the aircraft hit the ground at full power. Investigators considered that the total flying time of the captain during the last three months was insufficient. Finally, information transmitted to the crew regarding weather conditions were inadequate and did not reflect the truth.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Stanislav: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1944 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stanislav - Stanislav
MSN:
184 95 06
YOM:
15
Location:
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
791
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Stanislav (now Ivano-Frankivsk) Airport in the afternoon on a supply mission to soldiers based behind the German lines. Three paratroopers and 200 kilos of various goods were parachuted and then the crew returned to Stanislav. The aircraft mistakenly landed in Lvov and took off immediately for Stanislav. Upon arrival, due the night and fog, the crew was unable to locate the runway and the captain abandoned the approach four times. On the fifth attempt, he left the area and continued to the northwest at a height of 50 meters when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located 12 km from the airport. Rescuers arrived on the scene the following morning and four occupants were evacuated while four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the decision of the crew to leave Lvov was inappropriate and the captain's decision to attempt five approaches was thoughtless.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Ukraine

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-9 (PS-9)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Ukraine
All Ukraine
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the three engine aircraft was shot down by Ukrainian soldiers and crashed in a field. Occupant fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-10-DK in Kolomyia

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L853
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
12410
YOM:
1
Location:
Kolomyia
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Kolomyia-Korolivka Airport, near Ivano-Frankivsk, the Commander of st ATD (a Major-General) who was in the cockpit interfered and forced the crew to change the landing direction to the opposite. The aircraft landed too far down the runway, overran and came to rest down an embankment. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Novoyur'ivka: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4064
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 109 01
YOM:
1943
Location:
Novoyur'ivka
Mykolaiv Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a dropping mission to soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Front when the aircraft was shot down by the pilots of four German Air Force Messerschmitt Bf.109. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in the outskirt of Novoyur'ivka, killing all eight occupants.
Probable cause:
Shot down by four German fighters.
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