Shaanxi | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was completing a crop spraying mission in the region of Danfeng. While cruising at low altitude, the aircraft impacted tree tops, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. While the captain was seriously injured, the copilot was killed.

Ground accident of a De Havilland DHC-8-402Q Dash-8 in Xi'an

Date & Time: Dec 7, 2002

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8)

Operator:

Registration:

B-3567

Flight Phase:

Parking

Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

4005

YOM:

2000

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Two engineers took over the airplane for an engine test run at Xi'an Airport. While parked on the apron, the aircraft started to roll on a slippery ground and eventually collided with the main terminal. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that snow fell during the preceding days and that the tarmac was slippery.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154M near Xi'an: 160 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1994 at 0822 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-154

Operator:

Registration:

B-2610

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Xi'an - §Guangzhou

MSN:

86A740

YOM:

1986

Flight number:

WH2303

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146

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Total fatalities:

160

Aircraft flight hours:

12507

Aircraft flight cycles:

6651

Circumstances:

Twenty-four seconds after takeoff, while climbing, the crew encountered controllability problems. The captain contacted ATC and reported uncommanded rolled left and right up to 30°. The aircraft continued to climb but reached a high angle of attack when it nosed up to 20°, activating the stall warning alarm. The aircraft reached the altitude of 4,717 metres then rolled to the left, pitched down to an angle of 65° and entered an uncontrolled descent. At a speed of 747 km/h, the aircraft descended to the altitude of 2,884 metres in 12 seconds then suffered structural deformation and failure before crashing in an open field located 29 km southeast of Xi'an Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 160 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control was the consequence of poor maintenance. The previous evening, the autopilot yaw-channel had been erroneously connected to the bank control and the bank-channel to the yaw control, after maintenance was completed at an unapproved facility.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress near Xingping: 12 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1959

Type of aircraft:

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Operator:

Registration:

815

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Shot down by the pilot of a Chine MiG-17 and crashed south of Xingping, killing all 12 crew members.

Probable cause:

Shot down.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 near Xi'an: 14 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1958

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-14

Operator:

Registration:

632

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Chengdu – Beijing

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En route from Chengdu to Beijing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located 70 km from Xi'an. All 14 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL on Mt Hei Cho: 17 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

43-16360

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Chongqing – Yan’an

MSN:

20826

YOM:

1944

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While starting the descent to Yan'an, Shaanxi, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Hei Cho located in a mountain range southwest of Yan'an. The aircraft was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed, among them four high ranking officers, politicians and members of the Chinese Government, like Bo Gu, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, General Ye Ting, Wang Ruofei and Deng Fa.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Xi'an: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

43-15901

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Supply

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

20367

YOM:

1944

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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason, killing both crew members.
Crew:
1st Lt Lawrence F. Ireson Jr.,
Sgt Wilbur P. L. Kirkpatrick.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando in Xi'an

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Operator:

Registration:

42-107332

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

27019

YOM:

1944

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After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest in a ditch. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.