Moscow - Kharkiv
Flight / Schedule
Moscow - Kharkiv
Aircraft
Antonov AN-10Registration
CCCP-11215
MSN
0 4 025 02
Year of Manufacture
1960
Date
May 18, 1972 at 11:53 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Rus'ka Lozova Kharkiv oblast
Region
Europe • Ukraine
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On May 18, 1972 at 11:53 AM, Moscow - Kharkiv experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-10, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Rus'ka Lozova Kharkiv oblast.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.
122 people were known to be on board, 122 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 115, passenger fatalities: 115, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Vnukovo Airport at an altitude of 7,200 meters, the crew was cleared to approach Kharkiv-Osnova Airport and to descent to 1,500 meters. While approaching at a speed of 400-500 km/h with a rate of descent of 6 meters per second, the airplane lost its both wings, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located in Rus'ka Lozova, about 25 km north of Kharkiv-Osnova Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 122 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11215, MSN 0 4 025 02, year of manufacture 1960.
Fatalities
Total
122
Crew
7
Passengers
115
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful flight from Vnukovo Airport at an altitude of 7,200 meters, the crew was cleared to approach Kharkiv-Osnova Airport and to descent to 1,500 meters. While approaching at a speed of 400-500 km/h with a rate of descent of 6 meters per second, the airplane lost its both wings, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located in Rus'ka Lozova, about 25 km north of Kharkiv-Osnova Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 122 occupants were killed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
7
Passengers On Board
115
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 122
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Moscow - Kharkiv
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Ukraine
Aircraft Details
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