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Wuhan Airlines Flight 343
2000 passenger plane crash in Wuhan, Hubei province, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Enshi Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, both in Hubei province, Central China. On June 22, 2000, the Wuhan Airlines Xian Y-7, registration B-3479, flying the route crashed after encountering an area of adverse weather; the aircraft was struck by lightning and encountered windshear.
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![]() A Wuhan Airlines Y-7, similar to the aircraft involved | |
Accident | |
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Date | 22 June 2000 (2000-06-22) |
Summary | Crashed in adverse weather conditions |
Site | Hanyang District, Wuhan, China 30.6°N 114.3°E / 30.6; 114.3 |
Total fatalities | 49 |
Total survivors | 0 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Xian Y-7 |
Operator | Wuhan Airlines |
IATA flight No. | WU343 |
ICAO flight No. | CWU343 |
Registration | B-3479 |
Flight origin | Enshi Airport |
Destination | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport |
Occupants | 42[1] |
Passengers | 38 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 42 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 7 |
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Immediately after the accident, China ordered all of Wuhan Airlines' Xian Y-7 aircraft be grounded. One month after the accident, they were allowed to resume service.
The accident remains the deadliest involving a Xian Y-7 aircraft.[1]