Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 31 March 1971
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-10
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-11145
Location: 13 km SW of Voroshilovgrad Airport (VSG) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 65 / Occupants: 65
Component Affected: Starboard outer wingStarboard outer wing
Category: Accident
A catastrophic structural failure of the starboard outer wing occurred during descent from 1200 meters to 600 meters on approach to Volograd (now Lugansk). This resulted in a loss of control and subsequent crash.A catastrophic structural failure of the starboard outer wing occurred during descent from 1200 meters to 600 meters on approach to Volograd (now Lugansk). This resulted in a loss of control and subsequent crash.
Description
Crashed due to structural failure of the starboard outer wing while descending from 1200 m to 600 m on approach to Voroshilovgrad (now Lugansk).
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=123https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=123Primary Cause
Structural failure of the starboard outer wing.Structural failure of the starboard outer wing.Share on:
