Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 crash, Jul 12, 2012 (7 killed), Noua...
Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 accident on July 12, 2012 near Nouakchott, Nouakchott City District, Mauritania with 7 fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic stall during...
- Date: July 12, 2012
- Aircraft: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12
- Location: Nouakchott, Nouakchott City District, Mauritania
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall during the initial climb after takeoff; the reason for the stall was not established in the sources reviewed
A Mauritanian Air Force Y-12 on a charter flight to the Tasiast mine airstrip stalled shortly after takeoff from Nouakchott and crashed in desert past the runway end, where it burned. All seven people on board died. Accounts differ on whether gold was carried, and the mining company said none was on board.