Aeroflot Flight 315 (1960)
 An Antonov An-10 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 February 1960 |
| Summary | Tail icing, loss of control |
| Site | near Snilow Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-10A |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-11180 |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow |
| Stopover | Snilow Airport, Lviv |
| Destination | Kyiv-Zhuliany Airport, Kyiv |
| Occupants | 33 |
| Passengers | 25 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 32 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Aeroflot Flight 315 (1960) was a regularly scheduled
The Air Accident Investigation Commission concluded the cause of the accident was a combination of design flaw and icing.
Accident
Flight 315 departed Vnukovo Airport at 14:38 Moscow time, and was cleared to climb to 7,000 meters. At 16:35 as the airliner approached Lviv the crew received clearance to descend to 4,000 meters. Weather was reported as a cloud base of 150-200 meters in
Aircraft
Construction of the An-10 involved, serial number 9401801-18-01, was completed at the Voronezh aircraft factory on 24 January 1960 and it was transferred to the civil air fleet. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had sustained a total of 109 flight hours.[2]
Investigation
Because the aircraft was in operation for only six days after release from the factory the Air Accident Investigation Commission decided it was unlikely that mechanical failure was the root cause of the accident. The evidence gathered from the investigation of
See also
References
- ^ a b "Friday 26 February 1960". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "An-10A c/n 9401801". Scramble Soviet Transports Database.
