.jpg) A Sukhoi Su-27UB performing at an air show | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 July 2002 |
| Summary | Pilot error during aerobatic maneuver |
| Site | Sknyliv Airfield near Lviv, Ukraine |
| Total fatalities | 77 (on ground) |
| Total injuries | 545 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sukhoi Su-27UB |
| Operator |  Ukrainian Air ForceUkrainian Falcons |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 77 |
| Ground injuries | 543 |
The Sknyliv air show disaster occurred on Saturday, 27 July 2002, when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB piloted by Volodymyr Toponar (of the Ukrainian Falcons) and co-piloted by Yuriy Yegorov crashed during an aerobatics presentation at Sknyliv airfield near Lviv, Ukraine. The accident killed 77 people and injured 543, 100 of whom were hospitalized. It is the deadliest air show accident in history.