1962 Aral Sea Li-2 crash

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1962 Aral Sea Li-2 crash

Li-2 aircraft of Aeroflot
Accident
Date	9 March 1962 (1962-03-09)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), crew error
Site	Soviet Union Cape Baigubekmurin, Aral Sea, Aktobe Region (KazSSR, USSR) 45°37′N 58°35′E / 45.617°N 58.583°E / 45.617; 58.583
Total fatalities	3
Total survivors	7
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Li-2
Operator	Aeroflot (Kazakh Territorial Division of Civil Aviation, 158th Air Squadron)
Registration	СССР-84717
Flight origin	Aralsk Airport
Stopover	Aktumsyk Muynak
Destination	Aralsk
Occupants	10
Passengers	6
Crew	4
Fatalities	3
Survivors	7

The 1962 Aral Sea Li-2 crash was an aviation disaster that occurred on March 9, 1962, on the shores of the Aral Sea, involving a Li-2 aircraft operated by Aeroflot. The crash resulted in the deaths of 3 people.