Lisunov LI-2 crash, Dec 9, 1955 (7 killed), Tyumen Tyumen...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on December 9, 1955 near Tyumen Tyumen oblast, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Loss of orientation by the crew, followed by fuel...
- Date: December 9, 1955
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Tyumen Tyumen oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of orientation by the crew, followed by fuel exhaustion
An Aeroflot Li-2 left Sverdlovsk for Petropavl at night with crew and passengers aboard. Stronger winds than forecast caused the crew to lose their bearings, and they could not locate Petropavl, which was closed by weather. Both engines failed in snowfall about 215 km from Petropavl, and the aircraft came down near Tyumen with 7 people killed.