What the records say
- When
- 22 Jun 2000
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 30.58° N, 114.28° E
- Description
- aviation incident; also the deadliest of a Xian Y-7
- Deaths
- 42
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343
2000 passenger plane crash in Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Enshi Airport and Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport, both in Hubei province, Central China. On 22 June 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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