Lisunov LI-2 crash, Jan 27, 1963 (4 killed), Seymchan Mag...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on January 27, 1963 near Seymchan Magadan oblast, Russia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Strong winds pushed the aircraft off its...
- Date: January 27, 1963
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Seymchan Magadan oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Strong winds pushed the aircraft off its planned route, and neither the crew nor air traffic control noticed. In poor weather near mountains it met downdrafts, lost height and struck the side of Mount Tuonnyakh.
A Soviet twin engine cargo aircraft on a flight from Pevek to Magadan crashed on the slope of Mount Tuonnyakh near Seymchan on 27 January 1963, killing all four crew on board. Strong winds had blown the aircraft off its planned route, and it then met downdrafts in poor weather.