Accident Shijiazhuang Y-5A 8307, Sunday 14 August 1960
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Date:Sunday 14 August 1960
Time:c. 17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Shijiazhuang Y-5A
Owner/operator:CAAC
Registration: 8307
MSN: 732019
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Chuanshan District, Suining, Sichuan Province -   China
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Shijiazhuang Y-5A airplanes, registered 8311 and 8307 respectively, collided during training flight at the altitude of 150–160 m above Suining Nanba Airfield. Both aircrafts immediately crashed. There were no survivors among the three people aboard 8311 and the one person aboard 8307.

The two Shijiazhuang Y-5A aircrafts were both on traffic pattern when 8311 struck 8307 from behind. For unknown reason, the crew of 8311 did not respond to the ground controller's instructions and warnings prior to the collision.

Sources:

CAAC
https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/19_22772

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Nov-2024 07:05 RDV Added
01-Nov-2024 07:06 ASN Updated [Other fatalities, ]

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