Lisunov LI-2 crash, Oct 31, 1953 (15 killed), Kharkiv Kha...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on October 31, 1953 near Kharkiv Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine with 15 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: descent below a safe altitude...
- Date: October 31, 1953
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Kharkiv Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error: descent below a safe altitude during night approach, followed by a stall in a turn
On a scheduled Aeroflot passenger flight via Kharkiv, the Li-2 was on approach to Kharkiv Osnova at night in marginal weather. The crew descended too low, and during an evasive turn the aircraft stalled and crashed into a garden near houses short of the runway. Fifteen people were killed and one passenger was seriously injured.