Antonov AN-24 crash, May 16, 1972 (35 killed), Svetlogors...
Antonov AN-24 accident on May 16, 1972 near Svetlogorsk Kaliningrad oblast, Russia with 35 fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to set the altimeter...
- Date: May 16, 1972
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Svetlogorsk Kaliningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew failed to set the altimeter correctly, so the aircraft flew at an insufficient altitude in low cloud
A Soviet Navy transport on a weather survey flight over the Baltic Sea struck trees while returning to Kaliningrad Khrabrovo in low cloud on 16 May 1972. The aircraft then crashed in flames into a children's building in Svetlogorsk. All eight aboard and 27 people on the ground were killed.