Lisunov LI-2 crash, Sep 28, 1955 (7 killed), Ozerevo Novg...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on September 28, 1955 near Ozerevo Novgorod oblast, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Oil leakage from a failed connection hose...
- Date: September 28, 1955
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Ozerevo Novgorod oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Oil leakage from a failed connection hose caused the right engine to fail
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 flying from Moscow Vnukovo to Leningrad lost its right engine in cloud, and the crew could not feather the propeller. Radio contact with the diversion base failed, and the aircraft crashed in a potato field at Ozerevo during an emergency landing, killing 7 people and destroying the aircraft.