- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 28, 1962
Time: 1541
Location: Sochi, Russia
Operator: Aeroflot
Flight #: 415
Route: Lviv - Simferopol - Sochi
AC Type: Antonov An-10A
Registration: CCCP-11186
cn / ln: 0402003
Aboard: 81   (passengers:74  crew:7)
Fatalities: 81   (passengers:74  crew:7)
Ground: 0
Summary: Struck a mountain while attempting to land. Changes in the approach patterns for Sochi Airport, not approved by the State aviation authorities and without informing the flight crews about it. Inadequacies of flight control and crew training in the Sochi area and training for flights in mountainous regions in general.
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