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When was the plane crash in Huangjinkou, Wuhan?

On the afternoon of June 22nd, 2000, a passenger plane of Wuhan Airlines crashed in Jinkou, Hanyang District, Wuhan, and crashed in Yongfeng Township, Hanyang District, Wuhan during the descent. The wrecked Wuhan Air Yun -7 passenger plane flew from Enshi Airport in Hubei Province to Wangjiadun Airport in Wuhan. 42 people, including the crew, did not survive.

When the Wuhan Airlines passenger plane crashed into the ground, it hit a pump boat on the south bank of the Han River, killing all seven people working on the boat. In this way, with the 44 dead people on board, 5 1 person died in this air crash.

The flight number of the crashed plane was "WU343", and it took off from Enshi that afternoon 13: 37. The local area was cloudy when taking off, and the estimated time of arrival at Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport was 14: 55. 14: 48, when the plane was about to land at Wangjiadun airport, the airport asked for a go-around due to heavy rain and lightning. Results The plane circled over Wuhan at 14: 54. The airport called and the plane lost contact. 16: 07, the public security organ of Wuhan received the report and confirmed that the plane crashed in Sitai Village, Yongfeng Township, Hanyang District, Wuhan during the descent.

After the plane crashed, a large windbreak on the shore was knocked down, and the wings and shells of the plane were scattered in the windbreak. The wreckage of the aircraft fuselage is about 20 meters away from the Han River. Judging from the location of the plane crash, the plane may have tried to make an emergency landing at Hanjiang Beach, but it failed. It was raining heavily in Wuhan when the accident happened. According to the relevant personnel of Hubei Meteorological Bureau, Wuhan encountered special weather that day, and it thundered 45 times 10 minutes. According to civil aviation sources, the crash of Wuhan Airlines passenger plane may be caused by heavy rain and wind shear. Previously, due to unfavorable local weather conditions, flights from the Capital Airport to Hunan and Hubei were forced to be postponed.