Antonov AN-24 crash, May 15, 1976 (52 killed), Viktorivka...
Antonov AN-24 accident on May 15, 1976 near Viktorivka Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine with 52 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the MP-100 rudder trimming...
- Date: May 15, 1976
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Viktorivka Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 52
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the MP-100 rudder trimming device during cruise flight, causing a sudden uncontrolled rudder deflection and loss of control
An Aeroflot An-24RV flying from Vinnytsia to Moscow broke up in a spin after a sudden rudder deflection at cruise altitude and crashed near Viktorivka, Chernihiv Oblast, on 15 May 1976. All 52 people on board were killed. The rudder deflection was linked to a fault in the rudder trimming device.