LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165

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.

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 165
A LOT Antonov An-24, similar to the crashed aircraft
Accident
Date2 April 1969
SummaryBad weather and CFIT
SiteNear Zawoja, Poland
49°38′0″N 19°38′0″E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-24W
OperatorLOT Polish Airlines
RegistrationSP-LTF
Flight originWarsaw
DestinationKrakow Balice airport
Passengers47
Crew6
Fatalities53
Survivors0
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