Air disaster

Aeroflot Flight 558

31 Aug 1972 · 53.60° N, 58.81° E

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When
31 Aug 1972
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
53.60° N, 58.81° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
102
Injured
0

Aeroflot Flight 558

1972 aviation accident

Aeroflot Flight 558 was a scheduled Ilyushin Il-18V domestic passenger flight from Karaganda to Moscow that crashed into a field in the Abzelilovsky District on August 31st 1972 as a result of a fire stemming from exploded passenger baggage, killing all 102 people on board.

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