Lisunov LI-2 crash, May 24, 1962 (20 killed), Gorki Nizhn...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on May 24, 1962 near Gorki Nizhny Novgorod oblast, Russia with 20 fatalities. Cause: An engine failure after takeoff led to a...
- Date: May 24, 1962
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Gorki Nizhny Novgorod oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine failure after takeoff led to a crash during a forced landing.
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li 2 on a scheduled flight toward Moscow lost its left engine shortly after takeoff from Gorky on 24 May 1962. The crew tried a forced landing but the aircraft struck the ground at Bolshoe Doskino, about 7 km from the airport. Twenty of the 21 people on board were killed.