Harbin - Yichun

On August 24, 2010 at 09:38 PM, Harbin - Yichun experienced a crash involving Embraer ERJ-190, operated by Henan Airlines, with the event recorded near Yichun Heilongjiang.

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.

96 people were known to be on board, 44 fatalities were recorded, 52 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 45.8%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 91, passenger fatalities: 44, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the approach in poor weather conditions with a visibility reduced at 2,800 metres. On short final, the aircraft was too low and the crew did not establish visual contact with the runway. The aircraft impacted ground 1,110 metres short of runway 30, slid and came to rest in flames 690 meters short of runway. 44 passengers were killed while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. First fatal accident involving an Embraer 190 and first accident at Yuchin Airport since it was open to traffic in 2009.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-3130, MSN 190-00223, year of manufacture 2008.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.9434°, 129.1848°.