The Li-2 crash near Anadyr is an aircraft crash of an Aeroflot Li-2 aircraft that occurred on Friday March 22, 1946 in the Anadyr area.
| The catastrophe near Anadyr | |
|---|---|
 Li-2 similar to crashed | |
| General information | |
| date | March 22, 1946 |
| Character | Clash with the mountain |
| Cause | Crew error |
| A place |  between the Golden Ridge and the Ushkany Mountains , 85 km from Anadyr , Chukotka National District , Kamchatka Region ( RSFSR , USSR ) |
| Aircraft | |
| Model | Lee 2 |
| Airline |  Aeroflot (Yakutsk UGMS, 37 ao) |
| Departure point | Anadyr |
| Destination | Welkal |
Holocaust
Crew ( commander -Bragin P.A.) of the 37th squadron of the Yakut UGMS carried out a flight from Anadyr to Uelkal on a Li-2 aircraft (serial number 18422607). However, 15 minutes after departure, when flying between the Golden Range and the Ushkany Mountains , Li-2 crashed into a mountain and collapsed 85 kilometers from Anadyr [1] .
Reasons
The cause of the disaster was called the gross indiscipline of the crew commander Bragin, who performed a flight between two mountain ranges at a very low altitude. Also, Bragin was periodically seen in hooliganism and drunkenness [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Disaster of Li-2 of the Yakut UGMS near Anadyr, March 22, 1946. . AirDisaster.ru. Date of treatment August 9, 2014.