815

On May 29, 1959 at 12:00 AM, 815 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, operated by Chinese Air Force - AFPLA - Chung-Kuo Shan Min Taie Fang Tsun Pu-Tai, with the event recorded near Xingping Shaanxi.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Shot down by the pilot of a Chine MiG-17 and crashed south of Xingping, killing all 12 crew members.

Aircraft reference details include registration 815.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.2994°, 108.4831°.