- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: October 25, 1948
Time: 1400
Location: Georgian SSR, USSR
Operator: Aerflot
Flight #: ?
Route: Krasnodar - Karachayevsk - Sukhumi - Tbilisi
AC Type: Lisunov Li-2
Registration: CCCP-L4500
cn / ln: 1401
Aboard: 18   (passengers:14  crew:4)
Fatalities: 18   (passengers:14  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed in the Caucasus Mountains in adverse weather while en route. The crew deviated from its prescribed course. Poor flight planning. Crew drank alcohol before the flight.
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