Lisunov LI-2 crash, Aug 31, 1963 (1 killed), Sharya Kostr...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on August 31, 1963 near Sharya Kostroma oblast, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: The left engine failed at low altitude over forest...
- Date: August 31, 1963
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Sharya Kostroma oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The left engine failed at low altitude over forest in hot weather, most likely because the carburetor float needle stuck, and flight on one engine was not possible.
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li 2 on an aerial photography flight from Kostroma lost its left engine and then overheated its right engine in hot weather, struck trees and crashed in forest 10 km east of Sharya. The captain died of his injuries 18 hours later, and the other crew members were injured. The passenger was unhurt.