Embraer ERJ190 B-3130

Summary

On 24 August 2010 at about 13:40 local time, a Embraer ERJ190 registered B-3130, operated by Henan Airlines, was involved in an accident near Yichun, China. 96 people were on board and 42 died, 7 were seriously injured, 47 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 August 2010 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Yichun, China

Nearest airport

Yichun Airport (ZYLD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Embraer ERJ190

Registration

B-3130

Category

Airplane

Operator

Henan Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harbin → Yichun

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA10WA087

42 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 24, 2010 at 9:40 PM local time, Henan Airlines flight VD8387 (registration B-3130), an Embraer 190 equipped with General Electric (GE) CF-34 engines, impacted terrain about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) short of runway 30 during approach to Yichun Airport, Yichun, China. Of the 96 passengers and crew on board, there were 42 fatalities, 7 serious injuries, and 47 minor injuries. The airplane was substantially consumed by post-crash fire. The flight originated from the Harbin Taiping International Airport, Harbin, China. The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the engines. All requests for information should be directed to: The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) #155 Dongsi Street West, Dongcheng Beijing, China 100710, China

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.