Ganzhou - Ganzhou

The twin engine aircraft departed Ganzhou Airport at 1440LT on a cloud seeding mission over the Jiangxi Region. While flying in clouds, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, entered a spin and eventually crashed in a residential area. All five occupants were killed and one people on the ground was slightly injured.

Flight / Schedule

Ganzhou - Ganzhou

Registration

B-10GD

MSN

FL-1014

Year of Manufacture

2015

Date

March 1, 2021 at 03:19 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Meteorological / Weather

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

City

Crash Location

Ganzhou Jiangxi

Region

Asia • China

Coordinates

25.8377°, 114.8917°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On March 1, 2021 at 03:19 PM, Ganzhou - Ganzhou experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, operated by Beidahuang General Airlines, with the event recorded near Ganzhou Jiangxi.

The flight was categorized as meteorological / weather and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft departed Ganzhou Airport at 1440LT on a cloud seeding mission over the Jiangxi Region. While flying in clouds, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, entered a spin and eventually crashed in a residential area. All five occupants were killed and one people on the ground was slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-10GD, MSN FL-1014, year of manufacture 2015.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.8377°, 114.8917°.

Fatalities

Total

5

Crew

2

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

The twin engine aircraft departed Ganzhou Airport at 1440LT on a cloud seeding mission over the Jiangxi Region. While flying in clouds, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, entered a spin and eventually crashed in a residential area. All five occupants were killed and one people on the ground was slightly injured.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 5

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Ganzhou - Ganzhou

Flight Type

Meteorological / Weather

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

City

Region / Country

Asia • China

Aircraft Details

Registration

B-10GD

MSN

FL-1014

Year of Manufacture

2015