Incident Overview
Date: Monday 20 March 1967
Aircraft Type: Shijiazhuang Y-5
Owner/operator: CAAC
Registration Number: 8205
Location: Chang’an District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: High-voltage cableHigh-voltage cable
Category: Accident

A Y-5 aircraft, during a low-altitude training flight, crashed after drifting off course, resulting in the deaths of all three occupants.A Y-5 aircraft, during a low-altitude training flight, crashed after drifting off course, resulting in the deaths of all three occupants.
Description
The Shijiazhuang Y-5 struck high-voltage cable and crashed after drifting off course during a low-altitude training flight. All three people on board were killed. The airplane was destroyed.
Source of Information
http://dfz.shaanxi.gov.cn/sqzlk/xbsxsz/szdyl/mhz/201610/t20161024_689667.html, https://www.scramble.nl/http://dfz.shaanxi.gov.cn/sqzlk/xbsxsz/szdyl/mhz/201610/t20161024_689667.html, https://www.scramble.nl/Primary Cause
High-voltage cable malfunction during a low-altitude flight.High-voltage cable malfunction during a low-altitude flight.Share on: