Antonov AN-10 crash, Mar 31, 1971 (65 killed), Voroshilov...

Antonov AN-10 accident on March 31, 1971 near Voroshilovgrad Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine with 65 fatalities.

An Aeroflot Antonov An-10 on a scheduled service from Kuybyshev lost control while descending toward Voroshilovgrad and dived into a field about 13 km from the runway. All 65 people aboard were killed. Published accounts link the crash to a structural failure of the right wing, but the official cause is disputed.

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