Enshi - Wuhan

On June 22, 2000 at 02:51 PM, Enshi - Wuhan experienced a crash involving Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100, operated by Wuhan Airlines - Air Wuhan, with the event recorded near Wuhan Hubei.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

42 people were known to be on board, 49 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 116.7%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 38, other fatalities: 7.

The listed crash cause is weather. Wuhan Airlines flight 343 departed Enshi for a flight to Wuhan. The aircraft entered an area of poor weather; rain and thunderstorm with associated windshear. The crew reportedly circled Wuhan for about 30 minutes to wait for the storm to pass. Wuhan's weather bureau recorded 451 thunderclaps in a 10-minute period as the plane circled. During the approach the first officer proposed to land at an alternate airport, but the captain decided to continue to Wuhan. The plane was caught by windshear and crashed near Sitai Village, Yongfeng Township. Half of the plane plunged into a farmhouse and the other half came to rest on a dike of the Han River. Sitai is located about 20 to 30 kilometers (12 to 18 miles) from Wuhan. Seven workers who were installing generators on a vessel were killed when the plane hit.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-3479, MSN 06 7 08, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.5612°, 114.2890°.