Shaanxi Y-8 crash, Jan 4, 2001 (8 killed), Zhengzhou AFB
Shaanxi Y-8 accident on January 4, 2001 near Zhengzhou AFB, Henan, China with 8 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Sources conflict between an unknown...
- Date: January 4, 2001
- Aircraft: Shaanxi Y-8
- Location: Zhengzhou AFB, Henan, China
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Sources conflict between an unknown collision and reported tailplane icing.
Shaanxi Y-8 serial 31242 was one of two Chinese Air Force transports that crashed while approaching Zhengzhou Air Base in Henan on 4 January 2001. The crew of eight was killed. The paired aircraft, serial 31243, also crashed on approach, and the six ground fatalities are reported for the pair. Accounts differ on the cause and on which aircraft struck the house.