Plane crash Li-2 North Caucasus TU GVF near Kharkov airport (Basis)

• Date of the crash: 31.10.1953, the

• The time of the crash: 00: 30

• Country of the crash: the USSR

• Place the crash: Ukrainian SSR, Kharkov obalst, pos. Zhihor near Kharkov airport

• Aircraft type: Li-2

• Registration of aircraft: SSSRL4732

• Name of air carrier Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division :: North Caucasus territorial administration GVF, 77 atoms

• Flight: 270 

Chronology of events:

Plane in 00: 27 300 was at an altitude of meters above the airport. The crew turned on the headlights, the landing gear and began to approach with permission by flight attendant with MK = 85 ° to the left circle through the VBD system SIR. 2 km undershoot to BPRS, in direct proximity of the obstacles (railroad and lighting machtf height 30-40 m) aircraft turned right on 45 degrees and fell with the loss of speed on the ground on the right wing and nose.

Data on victims:

Total on board were people 16: 5 11 crew members and passengers. Total killed 15 people: crew 5, 10 passengers.

Details of the crash:

• Phase of flight: the approach

• Identified causes of the crash: crew error

Data on the plane:

• aircraft Brand: Lee-2

• Aircraft ID: USSR-L4732

• Country where registered aircraft: the USSR

• Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 26.07.1949

• Serial number of the aircraft: 18432509

• Hours aircraft: 5181

• Engines: 8114289 811483

Flight data:

• Flight: 270

• Tour type: Regular passenger

• The aviation company Aeroflot (USSR)

• Subdivision: North-Caucasian territorial administration GVF, 77 atoms

• The country, which was registered aviation company: USSR

• Flying from Rostov-on-Don

• Flying in: Kharkov

• Original item: Rostov-on-Don

• A final point: Moscow (Vnukovo)

Additional information:
Information about the crew:

• KBC Ivan Stepanovich Grabow

• the co-pilot Vasily Markovich Fomenko

• mechanic instructor Valentin Trofimovich Shvets

• mechanic Ivan Lissitzky

• radio operator Heorhi Dyachkin