Lisunov LI-2 crash, Dec 9, 1955 (21 killed), Mt Tordoki-Y...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on December 9, 1955 near Mt Tordoki-Yani Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 21 fatalities. Cause: Severe downdraft over the...
- Date: December 9, 1955
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Mt Tordoki-Yani Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe downdraft over the Sikhote-Alin range
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 flying a scheduled service from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Khabarovsk crossed the Sikhote-Alin range in worsening weather. It was caught in downdrafts, lost height and struck the slope of Mt Tordoki-Yani about 20 m below the summit. All 21 people on board were killed, and the wreckage was found on 21 December 1955.