ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24V SP-LTF Zawoja
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Date:Wednesday 2 April 1969
Time:16:08
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-24V
Operator:LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration: SP-LTF
MSN: 67302406
First flight: 1966
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 48
Total:Fatalities: 53 / Occupants: 53
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Zawoja (   Poland)
Crash site elevation: 1200 m (3937 feet) amsl
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA), Poland
Destination airport:Kraków Airport (KRK/EPKK), Poland
Flightnumber: 165
Narrative:
The Antonov struck Polica Mountain at an altitude of 1200 m (150 m below the summit) during a snowstorm.

Classification:

Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» Tragedia lotnicza na Policy


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Distance from Warszawa-Okecie Airport to Kraków Airport as the crow flies is 245 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Antonov An-24

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