| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Shijiazhuang Y-5B |
| Owner/operator: | Xinjiang General Aviation |
| Registration: | B-8242 |
| MSN: | 5705513 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7236 hours |
| Engine model: | Shvetsov ASh-62IR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Urumqi-Yaxin General Airport -
 China
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Failure to comply with safety standards in the ground refueling process allowed static electricity to accumulate on the fuel transfer apparatuses, which sparked a fire that gutted the plane. There were no injuries.
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