Lisunov LI-2 crash, Dec 27, 1951 (20 killed), Namtsev Rep...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on December 27, 1951 near Namtsev Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 20 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused a double...
- Date: December 27, 1951
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Namtsev Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused a double engine failure, and the aircraft was lost during an attempted forced landing.
An Aeroflot Li-2 (CCCP-L4228) crashed near Namtsev in the Sakha Republic on 27 December 1951 while attempting a forced landing after both engines failed from fuel exhaustion. All 20 people on board were killed.