Lisunov LI-2 crash, Dec 17, 1959 (1 killed), Vilnius Apsk...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on December 17, 1959 near Vilnius Apskritis of Vilnius, Lithuania with 1 fatality. Cause: The captain took off before reaching...
- Date: December 17, 1959
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Vilnius Apskritis of Vilnius, Lithuania
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The captain took off before reaching the required speed, the aircraft stalled, and it was overweight with its rear wheel unlocked.
A Li 2P of Aeroflot stalled after takeoff from Vilnius on 17 December 1959 and crashed on a flight to Riga and Leningrad. One of the nine people on board died and eight survived.