LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165
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This article is about the flight that crashed in 1969. For the flight hijacked to escape from East Germany in 1978, see LOT Flight 165 hijacking.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight LO 165 was an Antonov An-24 aircraft, registration SP-LTF, operating a scheduled passenger flight from Warsaw to Krakow Balice airport. It crashed into a mountain on 2 April 1969 at 16:08 local time (UTC+1) during a snowstorm. All 53 people on board were killed.
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Accident | |
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Date | 2 April 1969 |
Summary | Bad weather and CFIT |
Site | Near Zawoja, Poland 49°38′0″N 19°38′0″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-24W |
Operator | LOT Polish Airlines |
Registration | SP-LTF |
Flight origin | Warsaw |
Destination | Krakow Balice airport |
Passengers | 47 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 53 |
Survivors | 0 |
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