Lisunov LI-2 crash, Sep 22, 1961 (6 killed), Oymyakon Rep...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on September 22, 1961 near Oymyakon Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Double engine failure...
- Date: September 22, 1961
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Oymyakon Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Double engine failure attributed to crew error
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li 2 CCCP 16154 on a cargo flight from Yakutsk to Zyrianka via Oymyakon went out of control while in cloud at 1,600 metres and crashed in a wooded area about 95 km west of Oymyakon. All six occupants were killed, and the wreckage was found two days later.