Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100 crash, Apr 5, 1996 (8 killed), Noua...
Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100 accident on April 5, 1996 near Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania with 8 fatalities. Cause: Believed to be an engine...
- Date: April 5, 1996
- Aircraft: Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100
- Location: Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Believed to be an engine failure leading to loss of control during the climb; not confirmed by an investigation.
A Mauritanian Air Force Chinese-built Y-7 took off from Nouadhibou on a military flight to Nouakchott and stalled during the climb. It crashed into the sea and all eight people on board were killed. The loss of control is believed to have followed an engine failure.