Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 May 1985
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: 101 red
Location: near Zolochiv –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Both aircraft.Both aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Tupolev 134A aircraft descending for Lvov collided with an Air Force Antonov 26 aircraft which had just taken off from Lvov. The collision occurred at an altitude of FL130, likely due to misidentification of the aircraft’s location.A Tupolev 134A aircraft descending for Lvov collided with an Air Force Antonov 26 aircraft which had just taken off from Lvov. The collision occurred at an altitude of FL130, likely due to misidentification of the aircraft’s location.
Description
A Tupolev 134A (CCCP-65856), descending for Lvov, collided with an Air Force Antonov 26 (call-sign CCCP-26492) which had just taken off from Lvov. The head-on collision occurred at an altitude of FL130 PROBABLE CAUSE: Violations of air traffic control rules by the civil approach and the military controllers due to misidentification of the location of both aircraft in the area of the navigational station.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Violations of air traffic control rules by the civil approach and military controllers due to misidentification of the location of both aircraft in the navigational station.Violations of air traffic control rules by the civil approach and military controllers due to misidentification of the location of both aircraft in the navigational station.Share on:
