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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Xian H-6 |
| Owner/operator: | China Air Force - 10th Air Division, 28th Regiment |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 China
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 1987-04-16, under unknown circumstances, China Air Force lost a Xian H-6 strategic bomber in a non-fatal accident caused by mechanical fault.
Hong (1993): In 1988 (sic! could be error for 1987), a Xian H-6 caught alight during the takeoff roll; the crew abandoned the takeoff and evacuated, but the aircraft burnt up.
Sources:
Hong, W. 1993. Ways to Mitigate Air Crashes—the Examination and Analysis of Flight Accidents. Beijing, China: Aviation Industry Press. (in Chinese)
https://itw01.com/QQW2OEM.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2024 14:50 | RDV | Added |
| 21-Nov-2024 09:25 | RDV | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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