1953 Kemerovo mid-air collision

1953 Kemerovo mid-air collision

Accident
Date	27 May 1953 (1953-05-27)
Summary	Mid-air collision due to crew errors
Site	16.5 km west of Barzas, Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union
Total fatalities	27
First aircraft
Li-2 similar to the one involved in the collision
Type	Lisunov Li-2
Operator	Aeroflot (East Siberian Territorial Directorate)
Registration	CCCP-Л4534
Flight origin	Irkutsk
Stopover	Krasnoyarsk
Destination	Novosibirsk
Occupants	20
Passengers	16
Crew	4
Fatalities	20
Second aircraft
Li-2T similar to the one involved in the collision
Type	Lisunov Li-2T
Operator	Aeroflot (West Siberian Territorial Directorate)
Registration	CCCP-А4031
Flight origin	Novosibirsk
Destination	Novosibirsk
Occupants	7
Crew	7
Fatalities	7

The 1953 Kemerovo mid-air collision was an aviation accident where two Li-2 aircraft collided over Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union, on May 27, 1953, resulting in the deaths of all 27 people aboard both aircraft.