Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 28 October 1990
Aircraft Type: Harbin Y-12-I
Owner/operator: China Flying Dragon Aviation
Registration Number: B-3802
Location: Shishou County-Level City, Jingzhou, Hubei Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Starboard P & W PT6A-11 engine fuel mixture systemStarboard P & W PT6A-11 engine fuel mixture system
Category: Accident
A Y-12-1 aircraft experienced a sudden engine failure at low altitude during a geophysical survey, resulting in a catastrophic crash into farmland. All five occupants perished, and a farmer was injured.A Y-12-1 aircraft experienced a sudden engine failure at low altitude during a geophysical survey, resulting in a catastrophic crash into farmland. All five occupants perished, and a farmer was injured.
Description
The magnetometer-equipped Y-12-1 was performing geophysical survey at very low altitude (<100 m) when its starboard engine flamed out. The aircraft crashed into farmland, killing all five people on board and a farmer. Post-accident examination of the starboard P & W PT6A-11 engine discovered lumps of rubber material of foreign origin in the fuel mixture system, which was the most possible cause of the engine's sudden loss of power.
Source of Information
http://www.airhistory.net, https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/193_24424http://www.airhistory.net, https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/193_24424Primary Cause
Foreign rubber material in the fuel mixture system of the starboard P & W PT6A-11 engine.Foreign rubber material in the fuel mixture system of the starboard P & W PT6A-11 engine.Share on:
