Republic of Yamalia | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While cruising under VFR at an altitude of 2,100 meters, the right engine failed and caught fire. The crew elected to extinguish the fire but without success. Shortly later, the engine detached and struck the right tail, causing the aircraft to enter a spin and to crash in a steppe located about 55 km west of Mys Kamenny. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 6 crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Right engine fire in flight due to the failure of the gearwheel.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Nijnyaya Pyocha: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1949 at 1415 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L4991

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Arkhangelsk – Mezen – Nijnyaya Pyocha – Arkhangelsk

MSN:

43 09

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Aircraft flight hours:

757

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 15-20 meters in strong crosswinds, the aircraft adopted a nose up attitude and stalled. It crashed 75 meters past the runway end and came to rest. Three crew members were killed while the radio operator was seriously injured. The crew was completing a cargo flight from Nijnyaya Pyocha to Arkhangelsk with a load of deer carcasses for a total of two tons.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the cargo was incorrectly loaded and unsecured. After rotation, the cargo shifted rearward, causing the center of gravity to move outside of the enveloppe and causing the aircraft to adopt a high angle of attack (high nose up attitude) and to stall. Strong crosswinds (up to 60 km/h) and a rushed departure on behalf of the crew were considered as contributory factors.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Mt Netem-Pe: 20 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1948

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-N444

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Dudinka – Amderma

MSN:

1848009

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Circumstances:

While flying by night from Dudinka to Amderma, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and due to low visibility, became lost. The aircraft hit the eastern slope of Mt Netem-Pe (1,338 meters high) located 143 km north of Kharp, in the Iamalo-Nenets okrug. As the aircraft failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found. Walkers found the wreckage in an isolated area on September 17, 1950. All 20 occupants were killed. It appears the crew was tired at the time of the accident and did not have a sufficient rest time prior to start the flight.