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| Date: | Sunday 16 June 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-70C-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Chinese Army Aviation Corps |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nyalam County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region -
 China
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter crashed because of downdraft when the crew tried to make a 180 degrees turn amid mountains after takeoff. Full passenger list has been published, which includes high-rank military officials.
Sources:
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1992/1992
https://web.archive.org/web/20200613144110/https://www.meipian.cn/2si7ur0
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E5%B9%B4%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E5%85%B5S-70%E7%9B%B4%E5%8D%87%E6%9C%BA%E5%9D%A0%E6%AF%81%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2012 12:59 | TB | Added |
| 30-Jan-2019 20:31 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2021 13:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-May-2023 16:19 | RDV | Updated |
| 29-Sep-2023 08:29 | RDV | Updated |
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