Lisunov LI-2 crash, Jan 17, 1961 (5 killed), Pervoye Maya...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on January 17, 1961 near Pervoye Maya Volgograd oblast, Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft lost speed during an...
- Date: January 17, 1961
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Pervoye Maya Volgograd oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft lost speed during an atmospheric sounding flight and stalled because of piloting errors, then fell from about 5,200 metres.
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li 2 on an atmospheric sounding flight from Stalingrad lost speed at high altitude on 17 January 1961 and stalled because of piloting errors. It fell from about 5,200 metres and crashed near Pervoye Maya, about 85 kilometres from Gumrak airport. All five people on board were killed.