Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 June 1977
Aircraft Type: Shijiazhuang Y-5
Owner/operator: CAAC
Registration Number: 8107
Location: Gao’an County-Level City, Yichun, Jiangxi Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A Y-5 aircraft carrying cargo was lost during an air-dropping operation in a flooded area. The crew became disoriented due to poor weather conditions, resulting in a crash onto a wooded hill. Only the co-pilot and an air-dropping operator survived.A Y-5 aircraft carrying cargo was lost during an air-dropping operation in a flooded area. The crew became disoriented due to poor weather conditions, resulting in a crash onto a wooded hill. Only the co-pilot and an air-dropping operator survived.
Description
The Y-5 took off with cargo for air-dropping in a flooded area, but the crew became disoriented in poor weather. The aircraft crashed onto a wooded hill and burnt down. Only the co-pilot and an air-dropping operator survived.
Source of Information
https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/19_23156https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/19_23156Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions (particularly dense fog and reduced visibility) caused disorientation of the crew.Poor weather conditions (particularly dense fog and reduced visibility) caused disorientation of the crew.Share on:
