Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 September 1961
Aircraft Type: Shijiazhuang Y-5
Owner/operator: CAAC
Registration Number: 18188
Location: Gongyi County-Level City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft systems (specifically, the pilot and flight control systems)Aircraft systems (specifically, the pilot and flight control systems)
Category: Accident
A crew member operating in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) requested a higher cruising altitude to ascend out of cloud cover, but the air traffic controller did not respond. Subsequently, the crew descended below the cloud ceiling, leading to a crash onto a mountain.A crew member operating in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) requested a higher cruising altitude to ascend out of cloud cover, but the air traffic controller did not respond. Subsequently, the crew descended below the cloud ceiling, leading to a crash onto a mountain.
Description
After entering IMC, the crew, who were not certified to flying in IMC, asked the air traffic controller for a higher cruising altitude to climb out of the clouds. However, despite several requests, the crew did not receive a response from the controller; then they probably decided to descend below the cloud ceiling in order to get visual reference, as a result of which they crashed onto a mountain.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Lack of response from air traffic controller in IMC, resulting in crew descent and subsequent crash.Lack of response from air traffic controller in IMC, resulting in crew descent and subsequent crash.Share on:
