1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash

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1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash
Lisunov Li-2 Soviet AF Monino 1994.jpg
A Li-2 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident summary
Date 5 January 1950
Summary Landing failure
Site Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk, USSR
Passengers 13
Crew 6
Injuries (non-fatal) 0
Fatalities 19
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Lisunov Li-2 (license-built DC-3)
Operator Soviet Air Force transport
Registration 42 red[1]
Flight origin Vnukovo Airport, Moscow, USSR
Destination Chelyabinsk Airport, Chelyabinsk

The Sverdlovsk plane crash of 5 January 1950 killed all 19 persons on board, including almost the entire ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Forces – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. The team was on board a twin-engined Lisunov Li-2 transport aircraft, a licensed Soviet-built version of the DC-3, heading to a match against Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk. Due to poor weather at Chelyabinsk, the flight diverted to Sverdlovsk. The crew attempted four approaches but during the fifth approach to Koltsovo Airport the aircraft crashed near the airport in a heavy snowstorm with strong winds.[2]

Among those killed in the crash was goalkeeper Harijs Mellups.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Accident description for 42 red at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 October 2013.
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