Date:	Friday 28 May 2004
Time:	c. 11:00
Type:	Solo Wings Aquilla
Owner/operator:	International Committee of the Red Cross
Registration:	ZU-DEJ
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Miluo County-Level City, Yueyang, Hunan Province -   China
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The Aquilla trike crashed into river in thunderstorm on a diversion approach to Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, killing the South African pilot.

The accident aircraft was on a charitable circumnavigation flight with a planned leg between Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Changsha, Hunan Province in China. It reportedly belonged to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) investigated the accident and concluded that the primary cause thereof was VFR flight into IMC.

Collection of Civil Aircraft Accidents (7) 2001~2005. Compiled by CAAC. (in Chinese)
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-29/15592662584s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2004-05-29/08342658726s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-29/01472656749s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-29/04452657123s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-30/17392668649s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-31/07353371974.shtml
https://www.news24.com/news24/sa-pilots-body-in-chinese-lake-20040528
http://www.dirco.gov.za/docs/2004/chin0528.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
11-Jul-2022 13:34	RDV	Added
11-Jul-2022 13:41	harro	Updated [Source, ]
12-Jun-2023 13:07	RDV	Updated
31-Jul-2024 05:27	RDV	Updated [Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]