Date: | Tuesday 26 April 1966 |
Time: | 10:10 |
Type: | Shijiazhuang Y-5 |
Owner/operator: | CAAC |
Registration: | 18027 |
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Engine model: | Shvetsov ASh-62IR |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, Anshun, Guizhou Province -
China
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
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Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:During an aerial seeding flight, the Y-5 entered a valley surrounded by mountains whose height was beyond the climbing capability of the plane. The Y-5 crashed and burnt out. Neither pilot survived. Haphazard pre-flight planning was determined as the fundamental cause of the accident.
Sources:
Collection of Civil Aircraft Accidents 1949~1989. Compiled by CAAC. pp. 98~99. (in Chinese)
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