Tashkent – Shalkar – Aktyubinsk
Flight / Schedule
Tashkent – Shalkar – Aktyubinsk
Aircraft
Lisunov LI-2Registration
CCCP-L5805
MSN
184 58 05
Year of Manufacture
2
Date
December 8, 1942 at 08:55 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Menshy Brat Aktobe
Region
Asia • Kazakhstan
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On December 8, 1942 at 08:55 AM, Tashkent – Shalkar – Aktyubinsk experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Mt Menshy Brat Aktobe.
The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. Built last December 2, the aircraft was on its way from the Tashkent construction plant to Aktyubinsk via Shalkar to be delivered to the Soviet Air Force. While cruising vertical to the Mugodzhar mountain range, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and icing. The aircraft lost height and crashed on the south slope of the Mt Menshy Brat (590 meters high). The wreckage was found two days later at an altitude of 520 meters and all eight occupants have been killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L5805, MSN 184 58 05, year of manufacture 2.
Fatalities
Total
8
Crew
5
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
Built last December 2, the aircraft was on its way from the Tashkent construction plant to Aktyubinsk via Shalkar to be delivered to the Soviet Air Force. While cruising vertical to the Mugodzhar mountain range, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and icing. The aircraft lost height and crashed on the south slope of the Mt Menshy Brat (590 meters high). The wreckage was found two days later at an altitude of 520 meters and all eight occupants have been killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 8
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Tashkent – Shalkar – Aktyubinsk
Flight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Kazakhstan
Aircraft Details
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