Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 March 1980
Aircraft Type: Shijiazhuang Y-5
Owner/operator: People’s Liberation Army – Air Force – PLAAF
Location: Tongzhou District, Beijing –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)
Category: Accident
A Y-5 aircraft, an An-2 manufactured in China, experienced a collision with a power pole during approach near Beijing. The aircraft crashed and burned.A Y-5 aircraft, an An-2 manufactured in China, experienced a collision with a power pole during approach near Beijing. The aircraft crashed and burned.
Description
On approach, the Y-5 (Antonov An-2 produced in China) clipped a power pole, crashed and burst into flames. The aircraft was attached to the PLAAF Beijing Transport Regiment.
Source of Information
http://redchinacn.org/portal.php?mod=view&aid=40413&page=3, https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A9%AC%E6%9D%B0/1192088?fr=aladdinhttp://redchinacn.org/portal.php?mod=view&aid=40413&page=3, https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A9%AC%E6%9D%B0/1192088?fr=aladdinPrimary Cause
Collision with a power pole during approach.Collision with a power pole during approach.Share on:
