1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash
 A Li-2 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 January 1950 |
| Summary | Landing failure |
| Site | Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk, USSR |
| Aircraft | |
| 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 |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 19 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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 the Dzerzhinets (Chelyabinsk) (Traktor Chelyabinsk) hockey club. Due to poor weather at Chelyabinsk, the flight diverted to Sverdlovsk. The crew attempted four approaches but during the fifth approach to Koltsovo Airport at Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union's Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 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[]
- ^ Accident description for 42 red at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes". 9 May 2017.
Coordinates: 56°50′16″N 60°35′49″E / 56.837814°N 60.596842°E
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