| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 31, 1972 |
| Time: | 1019 |
| Location: | Near Magnitogorsk, Russia |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Flight #: | 558 |
| Route: | Karaganda - Moscow |
| AC Type: | Ilyushin IL-18 |
| Registration: | CCCP-74298 |
| cn / ln: | 182004505 |
| Aboard: | 102 (passengers:93 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 102 (passengers:93 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed, trailing heavy smoke. Fire caused by spontaneous ignition of passenger baggage. |
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