Shaanxi Y-8 crash, Jun 3, 2006 (40 killed), Yao
Shaanxi Y-8 accident on June 3, 2006 near Yao, Anhui, China with 40 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Icing at altitude is cited in secondary sources,...
- Date: June 3, 2006
- Aircraft: Shaanxi Y-8
- Location: Yao, Anhui, China
- Fatalities: 40
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. Icing at altitude is cited in secondary sources, but no official findings were located.
A Chinese Air Force Y-8 military transport with 40 people aboard went down near Yao in Anhui on 3 June 2006. Sources say it encountered icing at about 8,000 metres, then descended uncontrollably, partially broke up in the air and crashed in a bamboo forest. All 40 occupants were killed, and sources differ on the exact variant and location.