Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 crash, Feb 14, 2002, Sam Neua
Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 accident on February 14, 2002 near Sam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos with no fatalities. Cause: Downdraft encountered shortly...
- Date: February 14, 2002
- Aircraft: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12
- Location: Sam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Downdraft encountered shortly after rotation, leading to a runway excursion.
A Y-12 II on a scheduled service from Sam Neua to Vientiane encountered a downdraft just after lift-off at about two metres. It struck the runway, veered off, hit a fence and came to rest on a road below the airfield. All 15 occupants got out safely, and the aircraft was written off.