Lisunov LI-2 crash, Jan 9, 1952 (3 killed), Stalingrad Vo...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on January 9, 1952 near Stalingrad Volgograd oblast, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Crew error.
- Date: January 9, 1952
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Stalingrad Volgograd oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error
On a cargo flight from Moscow to Baku, the aircraft approached Stalingrad at night in marginal weather. It lost altitude about 2,300 meters short of the runway, stalled into a snow-covered field and broke in two, killing three of the four crew.