Lisunov LI-2 crash, Jan 15, 1960 (1 killed), Didino Sverd...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on January 15, 1960 near Didino Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: Main cause was failure of the right engine in...
- Date: January 15, 1960
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Didino Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Main cause was failure of the right engine in flight, possibly from abnormal carburettor operation or late fuel tank switching. Contributing factors were flying too slowly on one engine, which overheated the working engine, and the captain's decision not to make a forced landing.
A Lisunov Li 2 with registration CCCP 19405 on a flight from Sverdlovsk toward Moscow lost its right engine about 32 minutes after takeoff. The crew turned back, the left engine later overheated and lost power, and the aircraft struck trees near Didino and was written off. One of the four people on board was killed.