Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
Status:
Date:21 JAN 1976
Type:Antonov 24
Operator:CAAC
Registration: B-492
C/n / msn:
First flight: 1973
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Changsha-Huanghua Airport (CSX) (China) show on map
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China
Destination airport:Changsha-Huanghua Airport (CSX/ZGHA), China
Narrative:
Crashed on approach.

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Distance from Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport to Changsha-Huanghua Airport as the crow flies is 553 km (346 miles).

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.
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