Lisunov LI-2 crash, Mar 12, 1949 (11 killed), Mt Bel'-Aut...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on March 12, 1949 near Mt Bel'-Aut Surxondaryo Province, Uzbekistan with 11 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: range misidentified in...
- Date: March 12, 1949
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Mt Bel'-Aut Surxondaryo Province, Uzbekistan
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew error: range misidentified in cloud and premature descent
The Li 2 was on a scheduled passenger flight from Leninabad toward Stalinabad when the crew diverted around poor weather at Samarkand. The pilot in command mistook the Chakchar range for the Kushtang range in cloud, began the descent too early and the right wing struck a peak at about 2,600 m, killing all 11 people on board. The wreck was found on Mount Bel-Auty on 8 May 1949, nearly two months after the crash.