Plane crash Li-2 Far East TU GVF near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

• Date of the crash: 26.08.1954, the

• The time of the crash: 02: 50

• Country of the crash: the USSR

• Place the crash: Sakhalin Region, 13,5 km southeast of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

• Aircraft type: Li-2

• Registration of aircraft: SSSRL4679

• Name of air carrier Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division :: Far Eastern Territorial Department of Civil Air Fleet, the Khabarovsk Air Group

• Far Eastern Territorial Department of Civil Air Fleet, the Khabarovsk Air Group

• Flight: 971 

Chronology of events:

Plane trees encountered on the slope of a hill at a distance of 128 m. Then he hit the ground upside down and stopped. The fuselage was completely destroyed up to 25 the frame. All members of the crew and passengers, in addition to one passenger - Lieutenant Owls. Army 1914 born, died. A passenger who survived taken in serious condition in hospital. The plane crash took place in 02: 50 13,5 in MSK km south-east from the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Data on victims:

Total on board were people 27: 5 22 crew members and passengers. Total killed 26 people: crew 5, 21 passengers.

Details of the crash:

• A flight stage: reduction

• Identified causes of the crash: ATC error, crew error

Data on the plane:

• aircraft Brand: Lee-2

• Aircraft ID: USSR-L4679

• Country where registered aircraft: the USSR

• Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 25.12.1949

• Serial number of the aircraft: 6803

• Hours aircraft: 4219

• Engines: 8115796 8114231

Flight data:

• Flight: 971

• Tour type: Regular passenger

• The aviation company Aeroflot (USSR)

• Department: Far Eastern Territorial Department of Civil Air Fleet, the Khabarovsk Air Group

• The country, which was registered aviation company: USSR

• Flying from: Khabarovsk

• Flying in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Bol. Elan)

• Original item: Khabarovsk

• A final point: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Bol. Elan)

Additional information:
Information about the crew:

• KBC Vasily Trofimovich Degtyarenko

• the co-pilot Vladimir Parkhomenko

• mechanic instructor Vyacheslav Fedorovich Eliseikina

• mechanic Daniel Epifanovich raznotsvete

• radio operator Peter D. Novikov