Moscow – Kazan – Chelyabinsk

On June 7, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Moscow – Kazan – Chelyabinsk experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was on its way from Moscow to Chelyabinsk, carrying a crew of six and 13 members of the ice hockey team of the VVS Moscow (Ice Hockey Branch of the Army) who should play against the Dzerzhinsky club of Chelyabinsk. Upon arrival in Chelyabinsk, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and as it was not possible to land, the captain decided to divert to Sverdlovsk. Unfortunately, while approaching Sverdlovsk, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to snow falls. Four times, the crew tried to land but was forced to go around. During the fifth attempt to land, the aircraft was too low and crashed in a field few hundred yards short of the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all 19 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 42 red.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.8440°, 60.6541°.