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The single engine airplane was involved in an agricultural mission in the area of Hegang when it crashed for unknown reasons in an open field. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of an Airbus A319-115 in Chongqing

Date & Time: May 12, 2022 at 0805 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airbus A319

Operator:

Registration:

B-6425

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Chongqing – Nyingchi

MSN:

5157

YOM:

2012

Flight number:

TV9833

Location:

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Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

113

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

28364

Aircraft flight cycles:

14495

Circumstances:

The airplane was departing Chongqing-Jiangbei Airport on a regular schedule service to Nyingchi, Tibet, carrying 113 passengers and a crew of nine. During the takeoff roll on runway 03, at a speed of 145 knots (just below V1 speed), the captain encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the takeoff procedure. He initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre when the airplane started to deviate to the left. It veered off runway and went through a grassy area. While contacting the parallel concrete taxiway, the nose gear was sheared off. The airplane continued for 120 metres when it impacted a drainage ditch, causing both main landing gears and both engines to be sheared off as well. The airplane later came into a stop, bursting into flames. 36 occupants were injured while all others evacuated safely. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that, during the takeoff run, the captain was distracted by items falling, and momentarily lost the monitoring of the aircraft's flight sequence. During this short period of time, he unconsciously held the left rudder, which resulted in an unintended deviation of the aircraft to the left direction. After he noticed the deviation, the crew failed to execute the standard callouts, and the captain reduced the throttle in an attempt to abort the takeoff. Due to the combined effects of maximum braking force and inertia, the crew was unable to maintain a safe control, causing the airplane to veer off the runway to the left at a speed of approximately 127 knots. Poor decision makings on part of the crew was considered as the main cause of the accident.

Final Report:

Crash of a Boeing 737-89P near Wuzhou: 132 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 2022 at 1422 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 737-800

Operator:

Registration:

B-1791

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Kunming - Guangzhou

MSN:

41474/5433

YOM:

2015

Flight number:

MU5735

Location:

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Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

123

Pax fatalities:

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Total fatalities:

132

Captain / Total flying hours:

6709

Copilot / Total flying hours:

31769

Aircraft flight hours:

18239

Aircraft flight cycles:

8986

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Kunming-Wujiaba Airport at 1315LT on a schedule service (flight MU5735) to Guangzhou, carrying 123 passengers and a crew of nine. At 1420LT, while cruising at an altitude of 29,100 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent until 7,400 feet then climbed to 8,600 feet. It finally entered a steep descent and crashed almost two minutes later in a vertical attitude on hilly and wooded terrain located some 20 km southwest of Wuzhou. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 132 occupants were killed. Two days after the accident, the CVR was found while the DFDR was found on March 27.

Ground fire of a Tupolev TU-204-100C in Hangzhou

Date & Time: Jan 8, 2022 at 0440 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-204

Operator:

Registration:

RA-64032

Flight Phase:

Parking

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Hangzhou - Novosibirsk

MSN:

145074 2 2 64032

YOM:

2002

Flight number:

4B6534

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Circumstances:

Parked on the apron at Hangzhou-Xiaoshan Airport, the airplane was prepared for a cargo service to Novosibirsk with 8 crew members and a load of 20 tons of various goods on board. A fire erupted in the cargo compartment. The crew evacuated the aircraft and was uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire and broke in two.

Crash of a Beechcraft 350ER Super King Air in Ji'an: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 2021 at 1519 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 350 Super King Air

Operator:

Beidahuang General Airlines

Registration:

B-10GD

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Meteorological / Weather

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Ganzhou - Ganzhou

MSN:

FL-1014

YOM:

2015

Location:

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Region:

Crew on board:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

672

Aircraft flight cycles:

398

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Ganzhou Airport at 1440LT on a cloud seeding mission over the Jiangxi Region. While flying in clouds, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, entered a spin and eventually crashed in a residential area. All five occupants were killed and one people on the ground was slightly injured.

Probable cause:

Loss of control due to icing conditions. It was determined that the aircraft was flying in icy conditions for a long period of time during an artificial rainfall operation and the wings and propellers became seriously iced up. The aircraft was unable to effectively control the risk of icing, which resulted in the aircraft losing speed and entering a spin, eventually crashing to the ground and catching fire. Based on the casualties and damage to the aircraft, the incident constituted a major general aviation accident of aircraft crew origin. The investigation also found that the aircraft had been modified in such a way that the relevant data was not available and that the crew did not handle the spin properly.

Final Report:

Ground fire of a Boeing 777-F60 in Shanghai

Date & Time: Jul 22, 2020 at 1520 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 777-200

Operator:

Registration:

ET-ARH

Flight Phase:

Parking

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Shanghai – Addis Ababa – São Paulo – Santiago de Chile

MSN:

42031/1242

YOM:

2014

Flight number:

ET3739

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Circumstances:

Parked at position 306 at Shanghai-Pudong Airport, the aircraft was prepared for a cargo service to Santiago de Chile with intermediate stops in Addis Ababa and São Paulo, when a fire erupted in the cargo compartment. The aircraft was partially destroyed by fire and damaged beyond repair. No one was injured.

Ground fire of an Airbus A330-343 in Beijing

Date & Time: Aug 27, 2019 at 1648 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airbus A330

Operator:

Registration:

B-5958

Flight Phase:

Parking

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Beijing - Tokyo

MSN:

1587

YOM:

2014

Flight number:

CA183

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

147

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

19007

Aircraft flight cycles:

4596

Circumstances:

The airplane was parked at gate 530 (Terminal 3) at Beijing Capital and being prepared for flight CA183 to Tokyo-Haneda. 14 crew members were on board as well as 147 passengers when an abnormal sound was heard coming from the L2 door connected to the jetbridge. The cargo smoke alarm came on in the cockpit while smoke spread in the cabin. The pilot declared an emergency and decision was taken to evacuate all 161 occupants and no one was injured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire. The origin of the fire is still under investigation.

Crash of a Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5B near Tongjiang

Date & Time: Aug 3, 2018 at 0933 LT

Type of aircraft:

Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5

Operator:

Heilongjiang Kunpeng General Aviation Company

Registration:

B-50AA

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1051

YOM:

2015

Location:

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Region:

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

378

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in an agricultural mission in an area located about 32 km northeast of Tongjiang. After takeoff, the engine failed and the airplane crash landed in a paddy field. Both crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Final Report:

Crash of a Gulfstream G200 in Yangzhou

Date & Time: May 20, 2018 at 1507 LT

Type of aircraft:

Gulfstream G200

Operator:

Registration:

B-8129

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Yangzhou - Yangzhou

MSN:

134

YOM:

2006

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

16075

Captain / Total hours on type:

1181.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

538

Copilot / Total hours on type:

246

Aircraft flight hours:

2235

Aircraft flight cycles:

1114

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Yanzhou-Taizhou Airport runway 35 at 1359LT on a local training flight, carrying two pilots under supervision and one instructor. The crew completed six landings without any incidents. and then changed seats, the instructor seating in the left front seat and the pilot under training in the right front seat. On final approach to runway 35, at a height of about 50 feet, the aircraft followed a steep descent and landed 500 metres past the runway threshold to the right of the runway centerline with a 4,5° deviation to the right. The copilot elected to correct this when the aircraft veered to the left, exited the runway then deviated to the right and came back on the runway. Then it veered off runway to the right, lost its both main gears and came to rest in a grassy area. All thre crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of a series of errors on part of the crew. The following findings were identified:
- The rate of descent on short final was escessive (sink rate),
- The aircraft landed to the right of the runway centerline with a 4,5° deviation to the right,
- The copilot actions were excessives and the aircraft veered to the left,
- The instructor did not intervene in due time to expect recovery.

Final Report:

Crash of a Shaanxi Y-8GX-3 near Zhengchang: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 2018

Type of aircraft:

Shaanxi Y-8

Operator:

Registration:

30513

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

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Circumstances:

While completing a training mission, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the Zhengchang village, in the Guizhou Province. The PLA Air Force Y-8GX4 Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) aircraft, registered 30513, was assigned to the PLAAF 20th Special Missions Division. The Y-8G fleet of the division is reportedly based close to the crash site. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 12 occupants were killed.

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