Lisunov LI-2 crash, Nov 5, 1946 (1 killed), Moscow-Vnukov...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on November 5, 1946 near Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: Fuel exhaustion after 75 minutes in a...
- Date: November 5, 1946
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion after 75 minutes in a holding pattern and repeated landing attempts.
A Lisunov Li 2 on a scheduled Vilnius to Moscow service was held in a holding pattern at Vnukovo in poor weather and made four go arounds. After 75 minutes the crew reported a shortage of fuel. The aircraft stalled and crashed a few hundred yards short of the runway, killing one passenger.