Komsomolskaya - Mirny Ice Station
Flight / Schedule
Komsomolskaya - Mirny Ice Station
Aircraft
Lisunov LI-2Registration
CCCP-N501
MSN
18430705
Year of Manufacture
1951
Operator
Polyarnaya AviatsiyaDate
February 15, 1958 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Supply
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Mirny Ice Station (Queen Mary Land) All Antarctica
Region
Antarctica • Antarctica
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On February 15, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Komsomolskaya - Mirny Ice Station experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Polyarnaya Aviatsiya, with the event recorded near Mirny Ice Station (Queen Mary Land) All Antarctica.
The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. On a flight from Komsomolskaya Ice Station to Mirny Ice Station, the crew forgot to switch over the fuel tank selector so both engines flamed out. The aircraft crash landed on the ice-shield some 80 km from the abandoned Vostok-1 Ice Station, some 3,000 meters above sea level. There were no casualties. The exact date of the occurrence remains unknown (sometime in February 1958).
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-N501, MSN 18430705, year of manufacture 1951.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
On a flight from Komsomolskaya Ice Station to Mirny Ice Station, the crew forgot to switch over the fuel tank selector so both engines flamed out. The aircraft crash landed on the ice-shield some 80 km from the abandoned Vostok-1 Ice Station, some 3,000 meters above sea level. There were no casualties. The exact date of the occurrence remains unknown (sometime in February 1958).
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Komsomolskaya - Mirny Ice Station
Operator
Polyarnaya AviatsiyaFlight Type
Supply
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Antarctica • Antarctica
Aircraft Details
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