The 1951 LOT Li-2 Tuszyn air disaster occurred on 15 November 1951 when a LOT Polish AirlinesLisunov Li-2 flew into power lines near Tuszyn, crashed and burst into flames. All 15 passengers and 3 crew died.[1] It was the first LOT aircraft disaster since the end of World War II.
On 15 November 1951 a LOTLisunov Li-2 was en route from Łódź to Kraków–Balice. Shortly after take-off while flying through Górki Duże near Tuszyn it flew into power lines, crashed and went into flames.[2] All 15 passengers and 3 crew died. The Captain of the flight was Marian Buczkowski, father of Polish actor Zbigniew Buczkowski.[2] The official cause of the disaster was attributed to bad weather conditions (low clouds and fog) and pilot's error.[2]
According to a journalist investigation, due to lack of documentation in LOT archives, the events leading to the crash might have been different.[2] The Li-2 flew in from Szczecin that day and after landing Buczkowski pointed out that one of the engines may be faulty and refused to fly again.[2] Threatened with a pistol by a Security officer who wanted to get to Kraków he reluctantly agreed.[2] Due to the faulty engine the plane stalled, tipped over the power lines and crashed into a field.[2]
On 27 November 2010 an obelisk was erected to commemorate Captain Buczkowski, the crew and passengers.[2]
^ abcdefghPrzemysław Semczuk (2 August 2009). (in Polish). Newsweek.pl. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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