Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 June 1991
Aircraft Type: Shijiazhuang Y-5
Owner/operator: China Northwest Airlines
Registration Number: B-8237
Location: Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
A Y-5 aircraft collided with utility poles during a fertilizer-spraying flight, resulting in the fatal injuries of three crew members. The incident occurred due to a collision with the poles.A Y-5 aircraft collided with utility poles during a fertilizer-spraying flight, resulting in the fatal injuries of three crew members. The incident occurred due to a collision with the poles.
Description
During a fertilizer-spraying flight, the Y-5 collided with utility poles and crashed. The three crew members were fatally injured.
Source of Information
https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/19_23184https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/19_23184Primary Cause
Collision with utility poles during fertilizer-spraying flight.Collision with utility poles during fertilizer-spraying flight.Share on:
