B-8479

On November 19, 1999 at 12:00 AM, B-8479 experienced a crash involving Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5, operated by Jiangnan Universal Aviation, with the event recorded near Ningbo Zhejiang.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Ten minutes after takeoff from Ningbo Airport, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and was cleared to return. After making a 180 turn, the crew started the descent and was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in a rice paddy field located near the runway threshold. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair after it lost its undercarriage and one wing.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-8479, MSN 0107, year of manufacture 1990.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.8622°, 121.6204°.