Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 May 1988
Aircraft Type: Shijiazhuang Y-5B
Owner/operator: CAAC
Registration Number: B-8167
Location: Changsha, Hunan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and altitude monitoring equipment.Aircraft control systems and altitude monitoring equipment.
Category: Accident
A Y-5 aircraft crashed due to pilot negligence, resulting in the complete destruction of the plane and the deaths of all nine occupants.A Y-5 aircraft crashed due to pilot negligence, resulting in the complete destruction of the plane and the deaths of all nine occupants.
Description
The Y-5 impacted a cloud-shrouded mountainside because of the pilots’ disobedience to minimum safe altitude requirements. The plane was totally destroyed by the impact and the post-crash fire. All nine occupants, including three pilots and six passengers, died in the accident.
Primary Cause
Pilot disobedience to minimum safe altitude requirements.Pilot disobedience to minimum safe altitude requirements.Share on:
