| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 September 1951 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-A2583 |
| MSN: | 10047302 |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 972 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Gorbovichi ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport (IEV/UKKK), Ukraine |
| Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport (IEV/UKKK), Ukraine |
The aircraft broke up in mid-air due to a combination of a design fault and a manufacturing defect.
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