Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 September 2000
Aircraft Type: Xian Y-7-100
Owner/operator: People’s Liberation Army – Air Force – PLAAF
Location: Jinzhou, Liaoning Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Y-7 aircraftY-7 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Y-7 aircraft misjudged its altitude during approach, resulting in it flying into a hill seven kilometers short of the runway. This led to the deaths of three crew members and one passenger, and seven injured occupants. The aircraft was subsequently destroyed.A Y-7 aircraft misjudged its altitude during approach, resulting in it flying into a hill seven kilometers short of the runway. This led to the deaths of three crew members and one passenger, and seven injured occupants. The aircraft was subsequently destroyed.
Description
The crew misjudged the aircraft’s altitude during the approach, which caused the Y-7 to fly into a hill seven kilometers short of the runway. Three crew members and one passenger were killed; three crew members and seven occupants were injured. The Y-7 was destroyed. Aircraft registration was reported as 3418 (cn 10709) but this aircraft was seen active on 15 May 2001.
Source of Information
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