Antonov AN-10 crash, Nov 16, 1959 (40 killed), Lviv Lviv...
Antonov AN-10 accident on November 16, 1959 near Lviv Lviv Oblast, Ukraine with 40 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in icing conditions when flaps...
- Date: November 16, 1959
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-10
- Location: Lviv Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 40
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control in icing conditions when flaps were extended to 45 degrees on approach
Aeroflot Flight 315 from Moscow to Lviv was making a night approach in icing conditions. When the flaps were set to 45 degrees the nose pitched down and the aircraft crashed short of the runway. All 40 occupants died.