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Aeroflot Flight 1491
Aeroflot Flight 1491
Thursday May 18, 1972
Structural failure and separation of both wings due to a fatigue crack in the center wing section.
Crash Details
Date
Thursday May 18, 1972
Location
Near Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR
Passengers
115
Crew
7
Fatalities
122
Survivors
0
Aircraft Type
Antonov AN-10A
Operator
Aeroflot
Registration
CCCP-11215
Flight Origin
Moscow
Flight Destination
: Kharkov
Near Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR
Aeroflot
Antonov AN-10A
1972