Lisunov LI-2 crash, Nov 9, 1946 (6 killed), Ufa Republic...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on November 9, 1946 near Ufa Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure..
- Date: November 9, 1946
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Ufa Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure.
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li 2 CCCP-L4145 on a Kuybyshev to Sverdlovsk service lost oil pressure on its left engine and shut it down. Unable to find Ufa in low cloud, the crew lost the right engine to overheating, and the aircraft crashed in flames near the Belaya River, killing six of the seven people on board.