Lisunov LI-2 crash, Dec 21, 1955 (6 killed), Balkhash Kar...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on December 21, 1955 near Balkhash Karagandy, Kazakhstan with 6 fatalities. Cause: Vacuum regulator failure disabled the...
- Date: December 21, 1955
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Balkhash Karagandy, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Vacuum regulator failure disabled the gyrocompass and autopilot, followed by spatial disorientation in cloud at night
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 flying from Almaty to Moscow via Balkhash dove into a snow covered area about 105 km southeast of Lake Balkhash after the pilot lost control in cloud. The aircraft hit the ground nose down at high speed and disintegrated, and all six people on board were killed.