Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 May 1985
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134A
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Estonia
Registration Number: CCCP-65856
Location: near Zolochiv –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 79 / Occupants: 79
Component Affected: The Tupolev 134 aircraft and the Air Force Antonov 26 (101 red) aircraft.The Tupolev 134 aircraft and the Air Force Antonov 26 (101 red) aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Tupolev 134 aircraft collided with an Air Force Antonov 26 (101 red) during a descending approach to Lvov. The collision occurred at an altitude of FL130, likely resulting from misidentification of the aircraft’s location by both pilots.A Tupolev 134 aircraft collided with an Air Force Antonov 26 (101 red) during a descending approach to Lvov. The collision occurred at an altitude of FL130, likely resulting from misidentification of the aircraft’s location by both pilots.
Description
The Tupolev 134, descending for Lvov, collided with an Air Force Antonov 26 (101 red) 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:
