Antonov AN-10 crash, Feb 26, 1960 (32 killed), Lviv Lviv...
Antonov AN-10 accident on February 26, 1960 near Lviv Lviv Oblast, Ukraine with 32 fatalities. Cause: Icing of the horizontal stabilizer led to a...
- Date: February 26, 1960
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-10
- Location: Lviv Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Icing of the horizontal stabilizer led to a sudden pitch down when the flaps were set to 45 degrees, combined with a design flaw.
An Antonov An 10A CCCP 11180 operating Aeroflot Flight 315 from Moscow to Kyiv with a stop at Lviv crashed while approaching Lviv Snilow Airport on 26 February 1960. Of the 33 aboard, 32 were killed and one passenger survived.