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 An Aeroflot Antonov An-10 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 May 1972 |
| Summary | Structural failure, wing separation, loss of control |
| Site | Near Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR 49°54′56″N 36°39′02″E / 49.91556°N 36.65056°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-10A |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-11215 |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo Airport |
| Destination | Kharkiv Airport |
| Occupants | 122 |
| Passengers | 114 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 122 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 1491 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport to Kharkiv Airport in the USSR that crashed on 18 May 1972 while descending to land in Kharkiv, killing all 122 passengers and crew [nb 1] aboard the Antonov An-10.
- ^ "Accidents to public transport operator's aircraft – 1972—Scheduled passenger flights". Flight International: 92. 18 January 1973. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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