Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 June 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-196A
Owner/operator: Hamiata
Registration Number: URSS-N
Location: 20 km NE of Yanchi –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced a severe impact during flight over the Chigi-Chinze pass in China. The aircraft was caught in a strong downstream current, resulting in damage to the southern slope of the pass. The wreckage was discovered on June 15, 1943.A DC-3 aircraft experienced a severe impact during flight over the Chigi-Chinze pass in China. The aircraft was caught in a strong downstream current, resulting in damage to the southern slope of the pass. The wreckage was discovered on June 15, 1943.
Description
A Hamiata DC-3 got caught in a strong downstream while overflying the Chigi-Chinze pass in China, 20 km north-east of Yanchi on the Tihwa-Hami road and impacted the southern slope of the pass at a height of some 2,000 metres. The aircraft operated on a flight from Alma-Ata to Hami with an en route stop at Tihwa (now rmqi). The wreckage was found on 15 June 1943.
Primary Cause
Strong downstream current conditions during flight over a mountainous terrain.Strong downstream current conditions during flight over a mountainous terrain.Share on:
