Tupolev TU-204 crash, Jan 8, 2022, Hangzhou
Tupolev TU-204 accident on January 8, 2022 near Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China with no fatalities. Cause: The initial fire area was inside the right cockpit...
- Date: January 8, 2022
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-204
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: The initial fire area was inside the right cockpit console, behind the audio control panel, and the most probable cause was the crew oxygen system components in the right console.
An Aviastar Tu 204 cargo aircraft taxiing at Hangzhou had a fire start in the right side of the cockpit console after a leak during the copilot's oxygen mask test, and the crew evacuated. All eight crew survived. Investigators found the oxygen system components in the console were the most probable source.