Moscow – Kiev – Lviv
Flight / Schedule
Moscow – Kiev – Lviv
Aircraft
Antonov AN-10Registration
CCCP-11180
MSN
9 4 018 01
Year of Manufacture
30
Date
February 26, 1960 at 04:57 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Lviv Lviv Oblast
Region
Europe • Ukraine
Coordinates
49.4810°, 22.7015°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
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°.
Fatalities
Total
32
Crew
8
Passengers
24
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
25
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
97.0%
Known people on board: 33
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Moscow – Kiev – Lviv
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Ukraine
Aircraft Details
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