1946 Kolpny Li-2 crash

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1946 Kolpny Li-2 crash
Lisunov Li-2T AN1093556.jpg
Li-2 of Aeroflot
Accident
Date14 January 1946 (1946-01-14)
SummaryTail icing, in-flight breakup
SiteNear Netrubezh, Kolpnyansky District, Oryol Oblast
Aircraft
Aircraft type Lisunov Li-2
OperatorAeroflot (Ukrainian Territorial Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet, 23rd Transport Aviation Detachment)
Registration СССР-Л4150
Flight origin Kharkiv Airport, Kharkiv
Destination Vnukovo Airport, Moscow
Occupants22
Passengers17
Crew5
Fatalities22
Survivors0

The 1946 Kolpny Li-2 crash was a passenger aircraft accident involving a Lisunov Li-2 operated by Aeroflot that occurred on 14 January 1946, in the Kolpnyansky District of Oryol Oblast, resulting in the deaths of all 22 people on board.

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Crew

Accident

The Li-2, tail number СССР-Л4150, from the 23rd Aviation Transport Detachment of the Ukrainian Territorial Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet (Aeroflot), was performing a passenger flight from Kharkiv to Moscow, with 17 passengers and 5 crew members on board.[ citation needed ]

During the flight, the aircraft, while flying at an altitude of 400—600 meters, entered clouds, where severe icing began. However, this phenomenon was not indicated in the weather forecast provided to the crew before the flight. The appearance of ice on the tail surfaces caused buffeting, which soon led to the detachment of the left part of the elevator. Losing control, the airliner entered a spin. The crew attempted to recover from the spin, but during the recovery, they inadvertently subjected the aircraft to loads that exceeded the structural strength limits.[ citation needed ]

Due to these excessive loads, the Li-2 broke up in mid-air at an altitude of 150—200 meters. The wreckage fell near the village of Netrubezh in the Kolpnyansky District (center — Kolpny) of Oryol Oblast. The entire flight from takeoff to breakup lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes. All 22 people on board perished.[ citation needed ]

Memorial

A memorial sign to the crew was installed in the Youth Park of Kharkiv. [1]

Causes

According to the conclusion of the investigative commission, the crash occurred due to the combination of the following factors:[ citation needed ]

  1. The weather forecast provided to the crew was incorrect, and did not indicate the possibility of icing.
  2. Poor performance of the meteorological service at Kharkiv Airport.
  3. After entering the icing zone, Captain Onishchenko did not attempt to exit the area.

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References

  1. "Памятный знак". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-14.