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1985 Zolochiv mid-air collision

Accident
Date	3 May 1985
Summary	Mid-air collision involving ATC errors
Site	Near Zolochiv , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
Total fatalities	94
Total survivors	0
First aircraft
A Tu-134 similar to the one that crashed
Type	Tupolev Tu-134A
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	CCCP-65856
Flight origin	Tallinn Airport , Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Stopover	Lviv , Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Destination	Chi?in?u , Moldavian SSR , Soviet Union
Passengers	73
Crew	6
Fatalities	79
Survivors	0
Second aircraft
An Antonov An-26 similar to the one that crashed.
Type	Antonov An-26
Operator	Soviet Air Force
Registration	CCCP-26492 (101 red)
Passengers	9
Crew	6
Fatalities	15
Survivors	0

The 1985 Zolochiv mid-air collision occurred on 3 May 1985 between Aeroflot Flight 8381 (Tu-134) and Soviet Air Force Flight 101 (An-26).

History [ edit ]

Aeroflot Flight 8381 , a scheduled flight of a twin-engine Tupolev Tu-134 that departed Tallinn Airport in Estonian SSR, Soviet Union, at 10:38 am on 3 May 1985, for Chi?in?u in Moldavian SSR , Soviet Union making a stopover at Lviv , Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. While descending to Lviv in overcast weather, it collided at 12:13 with Soviet Air Force Flight 101 which had just taken off from Lviv. The collision occurred at an altitude of 13,000 feet (4,000 m) ( flight level 130). Both aircraft lost their right wings and tails, went out of control and crashed about one or two minutes later near the village of Zolochiv , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union, killing all 94 people on both aircraft. ^{[1] [2]}

Civil and military air traffic controllers mislocated both aircraft involved, leading to violations of air traffic control rules. Among the victims of the disaster were graphics artist Alexander Aksinin , the young Estonian table-tennis player Alari Lindmae (born 15 September 1967) and two generals of the Soviet Army. The captain of the Aeroflot aircraft, Nikolai Dmitrijev (born 18 October 1931), was a Hero of Socialist Labor and one of the Soviet Union 's most decorated civil airline pilots. ^[3]

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External links [ edit ]

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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