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Shandong

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando in Yantai

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-96689
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
30351
YOM:
1944
Location:
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Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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 written off.
Probable cause:
The crew chose the wrong runway and landed with a tailwind, increasing the landing roll.

Ground accident of a Lockheed 14-WG3 Super Electra in Qingdao

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J-BDOB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Qingdao – Beijing – Tokyo
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft named 'Ishikari' suffered a ground accident at Tsing Tao (Qingdao) Airport while taxiing and came to rest upside down. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Stinson SM-1F Detroiter near Tai'an: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Nankin – Peking
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a mail flight from Nanking to Peking and flying over the area of Tai'an, Shandong, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located in the Qingshan Mountain range. The wreckage was found 15 km northeast of Tai'an. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed, among them the famous Chinese poet Xu Zhimo who was flying to Peking to attend a lecture given by Lin Huiyin.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.