Lviv – Simferopol – Sochi

On July 28, 1962 at 03:41 PM, Lviv – Simferopol – Sochi experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-10, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Sochi Krasnodar Krai.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

81 people were known to be on board, 81 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 74, passenger fatalities: 74, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Sochi-Adler Airport on a flight from Simferopol, the crew was cleared to descend to 1,200 m, 600 m and then 500 meters. Once this altitude was reached, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and the four engine aircraft went through a cloudy area when it struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located 21 km southeast of the airport. The airplane was totally destroyed and the debris were scattered on a distance of 300 m by 150 m. All 81 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11186, MSN 0 4 020 03, year of manufacture 8.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.4255°, 39.9238°.