Kirov - Sovetsky

On March 22, 1974 at 08:00 AM, Kirov - Sovetsky experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kirov Kirov oblast.

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.

9 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After a takeoff distance of 430 meters completed in 26 seconds, the pilot-in-command initiated the rotation at a speed of 120 km/h. The airplane continued to climb when, at a height of 10 meters, the left engine failed. The airplane continued to climb until a height of 50 meters when it banked left to an angle of 80° then stalled and crashed at a speed of 170 km/h not far from the runway end. While all six passengers were injured, all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-73960, MSN 184 366 05, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.6036°, 49.6666°.