Plane crash Li-2 MTU TSA and MVL CAF near Sharya

• Date of the crash: 31.08.1963, the

• The time of the crash: 10: 00

• Country of the crash: the USSR

• Place the crash: Kostroma region, 10 km east of Sharya

• Aircraft type: Li-2

• Registration of aircraft: SSSR65706

• Name of air carrier Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division: Moscow transport management TSA and MVL CAF, 229 ao

Chronology of events:

The plane touched the tops of the trees, the height of which 35-40 m, collapsed and fell into the forest. The plane crash took place in 10: 00 600 in meters from the 711-th km of w / e. Before plunging into the ground mechanic turned off the battery, ignition, and three-way valve, which made it possible to avoid the fire. The co-pilot and the commander were seriously injured. The commander died in the hospital later 18 hours. Other crew members were slightly injured, and the passenger service was unharmed.

Data on victims:

Total on board were people 8: 7 1 crew members and passengers. Total killed 1 people: 1 crew members.

Details of the crash:

• A flight stage: performing aerial works

• Identify the causes of the crash: the shortcomings in the design, equipment failure

Data on the plane:

• aircraft Brand: Lee-2

• Aircraft ID: USSR-65706

• Country where registered aircraft: the USSR

• Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 1947

• Serial number of the aircraft: 18426801

• Hours aircraft: 8754

• Engines: 122689 812145 PM

Flight data:

• Type of flight: Aerial shooting

• The aviation company Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division: Moscow transport management TSA and MVL CAF, 229 ao

• The country, which was registered aviation company: USSR

• Flying from: Kostroma

• Flying in: Kostroma

• Original item: Kostroma

• A final point: Kostroma

Additional information:
Information about the crew:

• KBC Anatoly Kornilovich Bazylev

• the co-pilot Anatoly Fedorov

• navigator aerosemschik Nikolai I. Zhuravlev

• mechanic Ivan I. Botnikov

• radio operator Fedor Bystrov 

• Victor K. flight operators Rohalin 

• radio operator trainee Anatoly Stepanovich Sevryukov