Magadan – Seymchan – Zyrianka – Ozhogino – Batagay

On July 20, 1953 at 02:10 PM, Magadan – Seymchan – Zyrianka – Ozhogino – Batagay experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by MVD - Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del, with the event recorded near Zyrianka Republic of Yakutia (Sakha).

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Zyrianka Airport, while climbing to a height of about 20 meters, the left engine encountered problems and the crew tried to feather the propeller, without success. In such conditions, the pilot-in-command decided to attempt an emergency landing. At a speed of 140 km/h, the airplane hit trees and crashed in a wooded area located 600 meters past the runway end. The airplane was damaged beyond repair while all 16 occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-H1014, MSN 184 303 08, year of manufacture 30.