Mys Zhelaniya - Dikson Island

On April 2, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Mys Zhelaniya - Dikson Island experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Polyarnaya Aviatsiya, with the event recorded near Mys Zhelaniya Arkhangelsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as meteorological / weather and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. On a flight from Mys Zhelaniya (Novaya Zemlya) to Dikson Island in support of the Arctic expedition 'Sever 7' when the crew was ordered to land on the ice near Mys Zhelaniya for training purposes. The skis of the landing gear broke through the ice during the landing run. All 7 crew and 3 passengers escaped unhurt but the aircraft could not be recovered in time and sank during a storm 06APR55.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-N497, MSN 184 307 08, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 76.9543°, 68.5640°.