- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 25, 1951 |
Time: | 0442 |
Location: | Irkutsk, Russia |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Irkutsk - Chita - Yakutsk |
AC Type: | Lisunov LI-2 |
Registration: | CCCP-L4790 |
cn / ln: | 184 341 04 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:9 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:8 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The third cylinder of the right engine failed in flight, causing the engine to catch fire. With one engine inoperative and flying in icing conditions and turbulence, the aircraft was unable to maintain height, hit trees and crashed. |
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