| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 16, 1959 |
| Time: | 1906 |
| Location: | Lvov, Ukraine, USSR |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Flight #: | 315 |
| Route: | Moscow - Kiev - Lvov |
| AC Type: | Antonov AN-10 |
| Registration: | CCCP-11167 |
| cn / ln: | 9401402 |
| Aboard: | 40 (passengers:32 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 40 (passengers:32 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Loss of control in icing conditions when the flaps were downed to 45° on approach, apparently due to an excessive accumulation of ice on wings and stabs. The distance between the aircraft and the ground was insufficient to expect a recovery. |
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