Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Tuesday 26 September 1961 |
Type: | Shijiazhuang Y-5 |
Operator: | CAAC |
Registration: | 18188 |
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First flight: | 1960 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Qinglongshan, Henan Province ( China)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:After entering IMC, the crew, who were not certified to flying in IMC, asked the air traffic controller for a higher cruising altitude to climb out of the clouds. However, despite several requests, the crew did not receive a response from the controller; then they probably decided to descend below the cloud ceiling in order to get visual reference, as a result of which they crashed onto a mountain.
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.