Lisunov LI-2 crash, Sep 7, 1973 (7 killed), Sovetsk Kirov...
Lisunov LI-2 accident on September 7, 1973 near Sovetsk Kirov oblast, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Severe turbulence in thunderstorms; the crew had...
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Aircraft: Lisunov LI-2
- Location: Sovetsk Kirov oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe turbulence in thunderstorms; the crew had not been warned because the local weather radar was out of service.
A Lisunov Li-2 on a ferry flight from Kotlas to Voronezh ran into severe turbulence in thunderstorm activity and entered an uncontrolled dive near Sovetsk. All seven occupants died.