Lisunov LI-2 crash, May 27, 1953 (20 killed), Barzas Keme...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on May 27, 1953 near Barzas Kemerovo oblast, Russia with 20 fatalities. Cause: Captain of the scheduled Li-2 changed route and...
- Date: May 27, 1953
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Barzas Kemerovo oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Captain of the scheduled Li-2 changed route and altitude without ATC permission
A scheduled Aeroflot Li 2 flying from Irkutsk to Novosibirsk via Krasnoyarsk collided in mid air near Barzas, Kemerovo Oblast, with a Li 2T on an aerial photography flight. All 20 people on the scheduled Li 2 were killed.