Lisunov LI-2 crash, Jan 23, 1955 (3 killed), Lipovets Vin...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on January 23, 1955 near Lipovets Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine with 3 fatalities. Cause: Discarded cigarette entered a misplaced...
- Date: January 23, 1955
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Lipovets Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Discarded cigarette entered a misplaced ventilation air inlet after conversion, and non-fire-resistant cabin insulation let the fire spread
An Aeroflot Li-2T (CCCP-L4510) on a cargo and passenger flight from Kiev to Simferopol caught fire in flight after a discarded cigarette entered the cabin ventilation air inlet. The crew attempted an emergency landing and the aircraft belly-landed in a snow-covered field near Lipovets, then came to rest burning on the frozen Rosava River. Two crew and one passenger were killed, and ten other occupants were injured.