Lviv - Moscow
Flight / Schedule
Lviv - Moscow
Aircraft
Antonov AN-26Registration
101 red
MSN
9506
Year of Manufacture
1980
Date
May 3, 1985 at 12:13 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Zolochiv Lviv Oblast
Region
Europe • Ukraine
Coordinates
50.0719°, 25.1474°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On May 3, 1985 at 12:13 PM, Lviv - Moscow experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Zolochiv Lviv Oblast.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The Antonov AN-26 departed Lviv-Sknyliv Airport at 1202LT and was climbing to 3,900 meters. En route to Moscow, it was carrying 15 people, most of them officers from the Carpathian Military contingent. While cruising in clouds at an altitude of 3,900 meters, the AN-26 collided with an Aeroflot Tupolev TU-134 registered CCCP-65856 that was descending to Lviv Airport on a flight from Tallinn with 79 people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near the city of Zolochiv, about 60 km east of Lviv. Both aircraft were totally destroyed and all 94 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 101 red, MSN 9506, year of manufacture 1980.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.0719°, 25.1474°.
Fatalities
Total
15
Crew
6
Passengers
9
Other
0
Crash Summary
The Antonov AN-26 departed Lviv-Sknyliv Airport at 1202LT and was climbing to 3,900 meters. En route to Moscow, it was carrying 15 people, most of them officers from the Carpathian Military contingent. While cruising in clouds at an altitude of 3,900 meters, the AN-26 collided with an Aeroflot Tupolev TU-134 registered CCCP-65856 that was descending to Lviv Airport on a flight from Tallinn with 79 people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near the city of Zolochiv, about 60 km east of Lviv. Both aircraft were totally destroyed and all 94 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
9
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 15
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lviv - Moscow
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Ukraine
Aircraft Details
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