Aeroflot Flight 1491
 An Aeroflot Antonov An-10 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 May 1972 |
| Summary | Structural failure |
| Site | Near Kharkov, Ukraine |
| Passengers | 114 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 122 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-10A |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-11215 |
| Flight origin | Moscow-Vnukovo Airport , Moscow, SSSR |
| Destination | Kharkov Airport, Kharkov, SSSR |
Aeroflot Flight 1491 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight on 18 May 1972 that crashed while descending to land in Kharkov, SSSR. All 122 passengers and crew on board were killed.
Description
Flight 1491 took off from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport bound for Kharkov Airport. While descending from its cruising level to approximately 5,000 feet, the Antonov An-10 suffered structural failure resulting in the separation of both wings. The fuselage then plunged into a wooded area. There was no fire. Everyone on board Flight 1491 was killed in the crash.
Aftermath
Pravda reported on the crash of Flight 1491 shortly after it happened. It was unusual at the time in the Soviet Union for there to be press reports on domestic air crashes.[1]
The probable cause of the crash was determined to be the center wing section failing due to a fatigue crack in the lower central wing panel.[2]
Following this accident, Aeroflot ceased operating the An-10.[3]
See also
- Soviet Union portal
- Aviation portal
- Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
References
- ↑ Soviet air crash bared
- ↑ Aircraft accident Antonov 10A CCCP-11215 Kharkov Airport
- ↑ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 105.