Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 April 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-16360
Location: Xing County, Lyuliang, Shanxi Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: The aircraft itself.The aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft crashed into Heicha Mountain due to severe weather conditions, resulting in the deaths of all 17 passengers and crew, including a Chinese communist delegation. The incident occurred during conditions deemed hazardous for flight.A twin-engine aircraft crashed into Heicha Mountain due to severe weather conditions, resulting in the deaths of all 17 passengers and crew, including a Chinese communist delegation. The incident occurred during conditions deemed hazardous for flight.
Description
The airplane crashed into Heicha Mountain in poor meteorological conditions. All 17 people aboard, including a Chinese communist delegation, were killed in the accident.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bhM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CE8MAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20china%20yenan&pg=3060%2C3594894, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_United_States_Air_Force_C-47_Crash_at_Yan%27anhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bhM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CE8MAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20china%20yenan&pg=3060%2C3594894, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_United_States_Air_Force_C-47_Crash_at_Yan%27anPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically poor meteorological conditions, likely contributed to the crash.Severe weather conditions, specifically poor meteorological conditions, likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
