Aeroflot Flight 51

Name: Aeroflot Flight 51
Start: 1967-12-30

30 Dec 1967 · 56.87° N, 21.20° E

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When: 30 Dec 1967
Kind: Air disaster
Coordinates: 56.87° N, 21.20° E
Description: aviation accident
Deaths: 43
Injured: 8

Aeroflot Flight L-51

1967 aviation accident

Aeroflot Flight L-51 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by an Antonov An-24 that crashed on approach to Liepāja International Airport on 30 December 1967, resulting in the death of 43 of the 51 people on board. To date, it is the deadliest aviation accident in Latvian history. The investigation revealed the cause of the accident to be pilot error.

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Aeroflot Flight L-51

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