On 16 May 1972, an An-24T aircraft from the 263rd Separate Transport Aviation Regiment of the Baltic Fleet Air Force was conducting an inspection flight to test radio equipment. However, 15 minutes after takeoff, in difficult weather conditions, it clipped trees and crashed into a kindergarten building in Svetlogorsk. The crash resulted in 35 fatalities: all 2 passengers and 6 crew members on board, as well as 27 people on the ground.
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| Subject | 1972 Svetlogorsk An-24 crash |
| Category | Aviation incident in the Soviet Union |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1972 |
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