Lanzhou - Xi'an

On October 8, 1992 at 03:31 PM, Lanzhou - Xi'an experienced a crash involving Avia 14, operated by Wuhan Airlines - Air Wuhan, with the event recorded near Dingxi Gansu.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

35 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 21 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 40.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Lanzhou around 1445LT on a flight to Xi'an, carrying 28 passengers and a crew of seven. About 45 minutes into the flight, the crew informed ATC about the failure of the left engine and was cleared to return to Lanzhou. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the aircraft struck a hilly terrain and crashed near Dingxi, about 72 km southeast of Lanzhou. 14 people were killed and 21 others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-4211, MSN 109 807 113, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.3679°, 103.8601°.