Korla - Korla

On March 28, 2011 at 07:45 PM, Korla - Korla experienced a crash involving Cessna 550 Citation II, operated by Zhongfei General Aviation Company - CFGAC, with the event recorded near Manas Xinjiang Uyghur.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Owned by the Zhongfei General Aviation Company (CFGAC), the airplane was engaged in a survey flight over the north China province of Xinjiang. It departed Korla Airport at 1600LT with a crew of three. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Manas County, Hui autonomous prefecture of Changji. SAR did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew. Fatal index is presumed.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-7026, MSN 550-0305, year of manufacture 1982.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.3814°, 86.3171°.