Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5 crash, Nov 19, 1999, Ningbo
Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5 accident on November 19, 1999 near Ningbo, Zhejiang, China with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure caused by oil exhaustion..
- Date: November 19, 1999
- Aircraft: Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5
- Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure caused by oil exhaustion.
A Yunsunji Y-5B biplane suffered engine failure from oil exhaustion about ten minutes after takeoff from Ningbo. The crew turned back and attempted an emergency landing, and the aircraft came down in a rice paddy near the runway threshold. The occupants escaped uninjured, but the aircraft lost its undercarriage and a wing.