30513

On January 29, 2018 at 12:00 AM, 30513 experienced a crash involving Shaanxi Y-8, operated by Chinese Air Force - AFPLA - Chung-Kuo Shan Min Taie Fang Tsun Pu-Tai, with the event recorded near Zhengchang Guizhou.

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

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

While completing a training mission, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the Zhengchang village, in the Guizhou Province. The PLA Air Force Y-8GX4 Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) aircraft, registered 30513, was assigned to the PLAAF 20th Special Missions Division. The Y-8G fleet of the division is reportedly based close to the crash site. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 12 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 30513.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.8899°, 107.2535°.