- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 18, 1972
Time: 1153
Location: Near Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR
Operator: Aeroflot
Flight #: 1491
Route: Moscow - : Kharkov
AC Type: Antonov AN-10A
Registration: CCCP-11215
cn / ln: 0402502
Aboard: 122   (passengers:115  crew:7)
Fatalities: 122   (passengers:115  crew:7)
Ground: 0
Summary: Structural failure and separation of both wings due to a fatigue crack in the center wing section.
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