Byelokany – Zaqatala – Nukha – Baku

On January 29, 1964 at 01:23 PM, Byelokany – Zaqatala – Nukha – Baku experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Shaki Shaki-Zaqatala.

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

22 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 21 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 4.5%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The takeoff from Nukha Airport was started from a snow covered runway (compacted snow) with snow showers and cross winds. After a roll of 124 meters, the tail wheel lifted off when the left main gear struck an irregularity on the runway surface. Instead of abandoning the takeoff procedure, the captain continued and elected to takeoff quickly. He pulled the control column to rotate but the aircraft's speed was too low. The airplane took off but in stall conditions, it bounced several times then rolled down into a ravine and came to rest by the Gurdzhanachay River, some 900 meters past the runway threshold. The copilot was killed and 21 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-54818, MSN 184 352 02, year of manufacture 1950.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.2448°, 46.9728°.