Date: | Thursday 18 May 1972 |
Time: | 11:53 |
Type: | Antonov An-10A |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
Registration: | CCCP-11215 |
MSN: | 0402502 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Total airframe hrs: | 15485 hours |
Cycles: | 11106 flights |
Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20K |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 122 / Occupants: 122 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 24 km from Kharkov Airport (HRK) -
Ukraine
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) |
Destination airport: | Kharkov Airport (HRK/UKHH) |
Narrative:The Antonov 10 was operating on a flight from Moscow to Kharkov. The airplane had started its descent from cruising altitude and the crew had been cleared for a descent to 5000 feet. During the descent a structural failure caused both wings to separate from the fuselage, causing the fuselage to crash into a wooded area. Weather was fine with a 5000-7000 feet cloud base and a visibility of about 5 miles. Wind was calm. The aircraft had logged 15483 flying hours and 11105 cycles. Aeroflot ceased Antonov 10 operations following this accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The center wing section failed due to a fatigue crack in the lower central wing panel.
Sources:
Soviet Transports Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
Airdisaster.ru Location
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