Lódz – Kraków
Flight / Schedule
Lódz – Kraków
Aircraft
Lisunov LI-2Registration
SP-LKA
MSN
18438505
Year of Manufacture
1943
Date
November 15, 1951 at 09:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Tuszyn Lódz Voivodeship (Lódzkie)
Region
Europe • Poland
Coordinates
51.6031°, 19.5445°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 15, 1951 at 09:00 AM, Lódz – Kraków experienced a crash involving Lisunov LI-2, operated by LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze, with the event recorded near Tuszyn Lódz Voivodeship (Lódzkie).
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.
18 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Lódz-Lublinek Airport, while climbing in foggy conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Tuszyn, about 16 km southeast of Lódz Airport. All 18 occupants were killed, among them captain Marian Buczkowski. After landing in Lódz on a flight from Szczecin, the crew reported technical problems with the engines and renounced to fly to Kraków but was apparently forced to continue by officers of the Polish Department of Security.
Aircraft reference details include registration SP-LKA, MSN 18438505, year of manufacture 1943.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.6031°, 19.5445°.
Fatalities
Total
18
Crew
3
Passengers
15
Other
0
Crash Summary
Shortly after takeoff from Lódz-Lublinek Airport, while climbing in foggy conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Tuszyn, about 16 km southeast of Lódz Airport. All 18 occupants were killed, among them captain Marian Buczkowski. After landing in Lódz on a flight from Szczecin, the crew reported technical problems with the engines and renounced to fly to Kraków but was apparently forced to continue by officers of the Polish Department of Security.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
15
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 18
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lódz – Kraków
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Poland
Aircraft Details
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