Sknyliv air show disaster

Sknyliv air show disaster
A Sukhoi Su-27UB performing at an air show
Accident
Date27 July 2002 (2002-07-27)
SummaryPilot error during aerobatic maneuver
SiteSknyliv Airfield
near Lviv, Ukraine
Total fatalities77 (on ground)
Total injuries545
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSukhoi Su-27UB
Operator Ukrainian Air Force
Ukrainian Falcons
Occupants2
Crew2
Fatalities0
Injuries2
Survivors2
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities77
Ground injuries543
The damaged IL-76MD (UR-76717)

The Sknyliv air show disaster occurred on 27 July 2002, when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB aircraft, piloted by Volodymyr Toponar (of the Ukrainian Falcons) and co-piloted by Yuriy Yegorov, crashed into spectators during an aerobatics presentation at Sknyliv airfield near Lviv, Ukraine. The accident killed 77 people and injured 543. It is the deadliest air show accident in history.