Aeroflot Flight 1491

1972 Antonov An-10 crash

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49°54′56″N 36°39′02″E / 49.91556°N 36.65056°E / 49.91556; 36.65056AircraftAircraft typeAntonov An-10AOperatorAeroflotRegistrationCCCP-11215Flight originVnukovo AirportDestinationKharkiv AirportOccupants122Passengers114Crew8Fatalities122Survivors0

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 aboard the Antonov An-10.

Aircraft and crew

Aircraft

Antonov An-10A, registration СССР-11215 (factory number 0402502, MSN 25-02), was manufactured at the Voronezh Aviation Plant on 3 February 1961. On 7 February 1961 it was delivered to Aeroflot's Kharkiv division. It was equipped with 4 turboprop Ivchenko AI-20 engines. At the time of the accident, the aircraft accumulated 11,105 flight cycles and 15,483 flying hours.

Crew

The flight crew responsible flying the aircraft was from the 87th Flight Squad (Kharkiv United Squadron). Captain Vladimir Vasiltsov was in charge of this flight;^[1] first officer Andrei Burkovskii, navigator Aleksandr Grishko, flight engineer Vladimir Shchokin, and radio operator Konstantin Peresechanskii were also in the flight deck.^[2]

Synopsis

Flight 1491 took off from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport at 10:39 en route to Kharkiv in the Ukrainian SSR. While descending from its cruising altitude of 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) to an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), the Antonov An-10 suffered structural failure resulting in the separation of both wings.^[3] The fuselage then plunged into a wooded area, killing all 114 passengers and 8 crew on board the aircraft.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Aftermath

Pravda reported on the crash of Flight 1491 shortly after it happened. At the time, it was unusual in the Soviet Union for there to be press reports on domestic air crashes.^[7]

The probable cause of the crash was determined to be the center wing section failing due to a fatigue crack in the lower central wing panel.^[8]

Following this accident, Aeroflot ceased the An-10 operations.^[9]

References

^ "Сегодня – Международный день музеев – РЕДПОСТ". m.redpost.com.ua. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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^ "Soviet Air Crash Bared". The Sun. 20 May 1972.
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^ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 105.

External links

Aeroflot Flight 1491 at planecrashinfo.com

Aeroflot

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Subsidiaries

Active	Pobeda Rossiya
Inactive	Dobrolet Donavia Orenair SAT Airlines Vladivostok Air
Exited	Aurora Nordavia (now Smartavia)

Fleet

Accidents and
incidents

1950s	Flight 31 Kiev mid-air collision Flight 04 Тu-104 Kanash crash Flight 120 Flight 200 Flight 315
1960s	Flight 315 Flight 207 Flight 036 Flight 068 Flight 245 Flight 902 Flight 415 Flight 03 Flight 213 Flight 191 Flight 25 Flight 012 Flight 366 Flight 663 Flight 721 Flight 101/X-20 Flight 542 Flight 513 Flight 99 Flight 065 Flight 2723 Flight 5003 Flight 2230 Flight L-51 Flight 1668 Flight 15 Flight 831 Flight N-826
1970s	Flight U-45 Flight 1661 Flight 3630 CCCP-11000 crash CCCP-12996 crash Flight 1969 Flight 1912 Flight 773 Flight 2174 Flight 1491 Flight 558 Flight 1036 Flight 217 Flight 6263 Flight 141 Flight 630 Flight 6551 Flight 109 Flight A-13 Flight 3932 Flight 964 Flight 19 Flight 2022 CCCP-75559 crash Flight 662 Flight 2003 Flight 3739 Flight 909 Flight 1802 Flight 418 Flights 7957 and 31 Flight 2415 Flight N-36 Flight 3843 Flight 5003 Flight 331 Flight B-2 Flight 6709 Flight 1080 Flight 1691 Flights 7628 and 7880 Flight 5484
1980s	Flight 4225 Flight 498 Flight 811 Flight 3603 Flight 8641 Flight 411 Flight 343 Flight 5463 Flight 601 Flight 3352 Flight 3519 Flight 7841 Zolochiv mid-air collision Flight 5143 Flight 101/435 Flight 2306 Flight 6502 Flight 892 Flight U-505 Flight N-528 Flight 699 Flight 3739
since 1990s	CCCP-46472 crash Flight 2808 Flight 593 Flight 521 Flight 821 Flight 1492

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1972 (1972)
Jan 7 Iberia Flight 602 Jan 21 Turkish Airlines DC-9 crash Jan 26 JAT Yugoslav Flight 367 Feb 22 Lufthansa Flight 649 Mar 3 Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 Mar 14 Sterling Airways Flight 296 Mar 19 EgyptAir Flight 763 Apr 18 East African Airways Flight 720 May 5 Alitalia Flight 112 May 8 Sabena Flight 571 May 18 Aeroflot Flight 1491 May 30 Delta Air Lines Flight 9570 Jun 12 American Airlines Flight 96 Jun 14 Japan Air Lines Flight 471 Jun 15 Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z Jun 18 British European Airways Flight 548 Jun 24 Prinair Flight 191 Jun 29 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision Jul 2 Pan Am Flight 841 Jul 5 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710 Jul 31 Delta Air Lines Flight 841 Aug 14 Königs Wusterhausen disaster Aug 16 Burma Airways Thandwe crash Aug 31 Aeroflot Flight 558 Sep 15 Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 Sep 24 Japan Air Lines Flight 472 Sep 24 Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident Oct 1 Aeroflot Flight 1036 Oct 13 Aeroflot Flight 217 Oct 13 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 Oct 27 Air Inter Flight 696Y Oct 29 Lufthansa Flight 615 Nov 10 Southern Airways Flight 49 Nov 15 Ansett Australia Flight 232 Nov 28 Japan Air Lines Flight 446 Dec 3 Spantax Flight 275 Dec 8 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708 Dec 8 United Air Lines Flight 553 Dec 8 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631 Dec 20 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision Dec 23 Braathens Flight 239 Dec 29 Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 Dec 31 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash
1971 ◄ ► 1973

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1972 (1972)

Jan 7

Iberia Flight 602

Jan 21

Turkish Airlines DC-9 crash

Jan 26

JAT Yugoslav Flight 367

Feb 22

Lufthansa Flight 649

Mar 3

Mohawk Airlines Flight 405

Mar 14

Sterling Airways Flight 296

Mar 19

EgyptAir Flight 763

Apr 18

East African Airways Flight 720

May 5

Alitalia Flight 112

May 8

Sabena Flight 571

May 18

Aeroflot Flight 1491

May 30

Delta Air Lines Flight 9570

Jun 12

American Airlines Flight 96

Jun 14

Japan Air Lines Flight 471

Jun 15

Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z

Jun 18

British European Airways Flight 548

Jun 24

Prinair Flight 191

Jun 29

Lake Winnebago mid-air collision

Jul 2

Pan Am Flight 841

Jul 5

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710

Jul 31

Delta Air Lines Flight 841

Aug 14

Königs Wusterhausen disaster

Aug 16

Burma Airways Thandwe crash

Aug 31

Aeroflot Flight 558

Sep 15

Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130

Sep 24

Japan Air Lines Flight 472

Sep 24

Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident

Oct 1

Aeroflot Flight 1036

Oct 13

Aeroflot Flight 217

Oct 13

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

Oct 27

Air Inter Flight 696Y

Oct 29

Lufthansa Flight 615

Nov 10

Southern Airways Flight 49

Nov 15

Ansett Australia Flight 232

Nov 28

Japan Air Lines Flight 446

Dec 3

Spantax Flight 275

Dec 8

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708

Dec 8

United Air Lines Flight 553

Dec 8

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631

Dec 20

Chicago–O'Hare runway collision

Dec 23

Braathens Flight 239

Dec 29

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401

Dec 31

Puerto Rico DC-7 crash

1971 ◄ ► 1973

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in Ukraine
Ukrainian SSR	Aeroflot Flight 315 (November 1959) Aeroflot Flight 315 (February 1960) Aeroflot Flight 036 (August 1960) Aeroflot Flight N-826 (August 1969) Aeroflot Flight 3630 (September 1970) Aeroflot Flight 1969 (March 1971) Malév Flight 110 (September 1971) Aeroflot Flight N-63 (November 1971) Aeroflot Flight 1491 (May 1972) Aeroflot Flight 1802 (May 1976) Aeroflot Flight N-36 (December 1976) Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision (August 1979) Zolochiv mid-air collision (May 1985) Aeroflot Flight N-528 (June 1987)
Ukraine	Borodianka mid-air collision (February 1995) Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 (October 2001) Sknyliv air show disaster (July 2002) Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 (August 2006) South Airlines Flight 8971 (February 2013) Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown (June 2014) Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (July 2014) Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050 (October 2019) Chuhuiv An-26 crash (September 2020) Brovary helicopter crash (January 2023)

Aviation accidents and incidents in Ukraine

Ukrainian SSR

Aeroflot Flight 315 (November 1959)
Aeroflot Flight 315 (February 1960)
Aeroflot Flight 036 (August 1960)
Aeroflot Flight N-826 (August 1969)
Aeroflot Flight 3630 (September 1970)
Aeroflot Flight 1969 (March 1971)
Malév Flight 110 (September 1971)
Aeroflot Flight N-63 (November 1971)
Aeroflot Flight 1491 (May 1972)
Aeroflot Flight 1802 (May 1976)
Aeroflot Flight N-36 (December 1976)
Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision (August 1979)
Zolochiv mid-air collision (May 1985)
Aeroflot Flight N-528 (June 1987)

Ukraine

Borodianka mid-air collision (February 1995)
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 (October 2001)
Sknyliv air show disaster (July 2002)
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 (August 2006)
South Airlines Flight 8971 (February 2013)
Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown (June 2014)
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (July 2014)
Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050 (October 2019)
Chuhuiv An-26 crash (September 2020)
Brovary helicopter crash (January 2023)

Aviation accidents and incidents in the Soviet Union

1930s	Osoaviakhim-1 SSSR-V6 Osoaviakhim
1940s	1948 Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-12 crash
1950s	1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash LOT Polish Airlines Flight 232 1957 Kiev mid-air collision Aeroflot Flight 04 1958 Aeroflot Tu-104 Kanash crash Aeroflot Flight 315 (1959) Aeroflot Flight 120 Aeroflot Flight 200
1960s	Aeroflot Flight 315 (1960) U-2 incident Aeroflot Flight 207 RB-47 shootdown incident Aeroflot Flight 036 Austrian Airlines Flight 901 Aeroflot Flight 068 Aeroflot Flight 245 Aeroflot Flight 902 Aeroflot Flight 415 Aeroflot Flight 213 (1962) Aeroflot Flight 191 Aeroflot Flight 03 Aeroflot Flight 25 Aeroflot Flight 012 Aeroflot Flight 366 Aeroflot Flight 663 Aeroflot Flight 721 Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 Aeroflot Flight 542 Aeroflot Flight 513 Aeroflot Flight 99 Aeroflot Flight 065 Aeroflot Flight 2723 Aeroflot Flight 5003 (1967) Aeroflot Flight 2230 Aeroflot Flight L-51 Aeroflot Flight 15 Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A 1969 Yukhnov mid-air collision Aeroflot Flight N-826
1970s	Aeroflot Flight U-45 Aeroflot Flight 1661 Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair Aeroflot Flight 3630 Aeroflot Flight 244 22 January 1971 Surgut Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crash 31 January 1971 Surgut Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crash Aeroflot Flight 1969 Aeroflot Flight 1912 Malév Flight 110 Aeroflot Flight 773 Aeroflot Flight N-63 Aeroflot Flight 2174 Aeroflot Flight 1491 Aeroflot Flight 558 Aeroflot Flight 1036 Aeroflot Flight 217 Japan Air Lines Flight 446 Aeroflot Flight 6263 Aeroflot Flight 141 Aeroflot Flight 630 Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307 Aeroflot Flight 6551 Aeroflot Flight 109 Aeroflot Flight A-13 Aeroflot Flight 3932 Aeroflot Flight 964 Aeroflot Flight 19 Aeroflot Flight 2022 1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash 1974 Surgut mid-air collision Aeroflot Flight 2003 Aeroflot Flight 3739 (1976) Aeroflot Flight 909 Aeroflot Flight 1802 Aeroflot Flight A-53 Aeroflot Flight 418 1976 Anapa mid-air collision Aeroflot Flight 2415 Aeroflot Flight N-36 Aeroflot Flight 3843 Aeroflot Flight 5003 (1977) 1977 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 hijacking Aeroflot Flight B-2 Aeroflot Flight 6709 Korean Air Lines Flight 902 1978 Yegoryevsk Tu-144 crash Iranian Chinook shootdown Aeroflot Flight 1080 Aeroflot Flight 1691 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision Aeroflot Flight 5484
1980s– Dec. 1991	Aeroflot Flight 4225 1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash Aeroflot Flight 498 1981 Armenia mid-air collision 1981 Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision Aeroflot Flight 811 Aeroflot Flight 3603 Aeroflot Flight 8641 Aeroflot Flight 411 Aeroflot Flight 5463 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Aeroflot Flight 601 Aeroflot Flight 3352 Aeroflot Flight 3519 Aeroflot Flight 7841 1985 Zolochiv mid-air collision Aeroflot Flight 5143 Aeroflot Flight 101/435 Aeroflot Flight 2306 Aeroflot Flight 6502 Aeroflot Flight U-505 Aeroflot Flight N-528 Aeroflot Flight 699 Aeroflot Flight 3739 (1988) 1988 Soviet Air Force Il-76 crash An-24 crash in Navoiy Aeroflot Flight 8556