Moscow – Kiev – Lviv

On February 26, 1960 at 04:57 PM, Moscow – Kiev – Lviv experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-10, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Lviv Lviv Oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

33 people were known to be on board, 32 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 97.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On final approach to Lviv-Snilow Airport in icing conditions, at an altitude of 100 meters, the crew deployed the flaps at 45° when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a swampy area located short of runway threshold. A passenger was seriously injured while 32 other occupants were killed. Excessive ice accumulation on stabs caused the airplane to be unstable and to stall.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11180, MSN 9 4 018 01, year of manufacture 30.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.4810°, 22.7015°.