Ulan-Ude – Krasnoyarsk - Novosibirsk – Omsk – Petropavl – Kurgan – Chelyabinsk – Ufa

On November 13, 1974 at 07:25 AM, Ulan-Ude – Krasnoyarsk - Novosibirsk – Omsk – Petropavl – Kurgan – Chelyabinsk – Ufa experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kharat Irkutsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 12.5%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Ulan-Ude at 0700LT on a cargo flight to Ufa with intermediate stops in Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Petropavl, Kurgan and Chelyabinsk, carrying five crew members, three passengers and a load of 663 kg of various goods. About 20 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 2,400 meters, a passenger announced to the crew that a fire erupted in the rear part of the cabin. Smoke spread in the cabin and the cockpit and as the crew was unable to extinguish the fire, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a prairie. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames in an open field located 4 km from the village of Kharat. All eight occupants escaped while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire. 40 hours later, a female passenger died from her injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-08823, MSN 184 403 07, year of manufacture 1951.