Date: | Monday 30 May 1988 |
Time: | 11:13 |
Type: | Shijiazhuang Y-5B |
Owner/operator: | CAAC |
Registration: | B-8167 |
MSN: | |
Engine model: | Shvetsov ASh-62IR |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Changsha, Hunan Province -
China
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Changsha Datuopu Airport (CSX/ZGCS) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Y-5 impacted a cloud-shrouded mountainside because of the pilots' disobedience to minimum safe altitude requirements. The plane was totally destroyed by the impact and the post-crash fire. All nine occupants, including three pilots and six passengers, died in the accident.
Sources:
Collection of Civil Aircraft Accidents 1949~1989. Compiled by CAAC
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