Wuhan Airlines Flight 343
Enshi Airport | |
| Destination | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport |
|---|---|
| Passengers | 38[1] |
| Crew | 4[1] |
| Fatalities | 42[1] |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 7[1] |
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between
Immediately after the accident, China ordered all of Wuhan Airlines' Xian Y-7 aircraft be grounded. One month after the accident, they were allowed to resume service.
The accident remains the deadliest involving a Xian Y-7 aircraft, and is today the 12th deadliest aviation accident in the history of China.[1]
History
The
Weather stations recorded 451 thunderclaps in ten minutes during the 30 minute period the aircraft was circling above the airport.
Grounding of Xian Y-7 aircraft
In the aftermath of the accident, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ordered all Wuhan Airlines' six other Xian Y-7 aircraft be grounded until the cause of the crash was determined. In July they were permitted to return to service after safety inspections were carried out and flight crews received more training. The CAAC ordered all Xian Y-7 aircraft be removed from scheduled passenger service by June 1, 2001.[1]
Cause
The cause was determined to be the adverse weather the aircraft encountered, specifically the lightning strike.[5][6] Other causes were the flight crew and air traffic control both violating standard operating procedures for severe weather, and incorrect decision making by the captain.[7][8]
See also
- LANSA Flight 508
- Air France Flight 447
- 2002 Bristow Helicopters Sikorsky S-76A crash
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
- 2000 in aviation
References
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 Image gallery of crash site of B-3479[usurped] |
- ^ Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "Air Crash Killing 42 in Central China's Wuhan". People's Daily. June 23, 2000. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "42 die after lightning strikes Chinese plane". The Independent. June 22, 2000. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ "武航空难共有四十九人死亡" [Forty-nine people died in Wuhan Airlines crash]. China News Service (in Chinese). 2000-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "Accident details". PlaneCrashInfo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "武汉航空公司Y7-100/B3479号飞机"6.22"空难事故的调查分析" [Investigation and Analysis of Wuhan Airlines Y7-100/B3479 Aircraft "6.22" Air Crash]. hbsafety.cn (in Chinese). 2006-12-22. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "武汉"6.22"空难为重大责任事故" [Wuhan "6.22" air crash is a major liability accident]. news.enorth.com.cn (in Chinese). North.com-News Center. 2001-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "武汉航空公司"6.22"特大飞行事故案例分析_交通运输案例_风险管理世界网" [Wuhan Airlines "6.22" Extraordinary Flight Accident Case Analysis_Transportation Case_Risk Management World Network]. www.riskmw.com (in Chinese). 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-22.