26 Mar Shijiazhuang Y-5 – An airplane (type not confirmed, but very probably the Shijiazhuang Y-5 utility aircraft) went down while performing forestry pest cont... Continue reading
26 Mar Shijiazhuang Y-5 – 8347 The 15-year-old Shijiazhuang Y-5 crashed onto a wooded mountain in rain and fog. Two crew members were killed. The captain and the six ... Continue reading
26 Mar Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E – B-2208 The Trident approached high and touched down far down the runway at Guilin Airport (KWL), China. The aircraft overran the runway onto s... Continue reading
26 Mar Xian Y-7 – B-3461 A security guard was fatally injured by the Y-7's propeller blades, which were still running immediately after engine shutdown. Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-24RV – B-3417 The Antonov's right hand engine suddenly lost power on takeoff. The airplane crashed into a river, 240 m from the runway. Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-26 – 792 The An-26, operated by the 13th Air Division, 37th Regiment, crashed owing to fire on the starboard engine. Continue reading
26 Mar Xian Yunshuji Y-7 – A male passenger hijacked a Xian Y-7 aircraft, en route from Ningbo to Xiamen, China. The hijacker armed with a dagger and carrying dyn... Continue reading
26 Mar Ilyushin Il-14P – B-4218 An Ilyushin Il-14 was engaged in a sightseeing flight over the Linfen area. All passengers were employees of a local knitting factory. ... Continue reading
26 Mar Shijiazhuang Y-5B – B-8167 The Y-5 impacted a cloud-shrouded mountainside because of the pilots' disobedience to minimum safe altitude requirements. The plane was... Continue reading