| 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 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 24 km from Kharkov Airport (HRK) -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) |
| Kharkov Airport (HRK/UKHH) |
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
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