# NTSB WPR16RA151: Cessna 208, Shanghai, China, July 20, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 20, 2016, 04:22 local (04:22 UTC)
- Place: Shanghai, China
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 1 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR16RA151
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93672/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16RA151

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 20, 2016 about 0422 Coordinated Universal Time, a float equipped Cessna 208, B10-FW, collided with a bridge shortly after takeoff from Jinshan City Beach, Shanghai, P.R. China. The airplane was operated by Avic Joy General Aviation under the pertinent civil regulations of China. The airplane was substantially damaged and five of the ten people onboard the airplane sustained fatal injuries. The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, as the state of manufacture for the aircraft to assist the CAAC in its investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident should be directed to: Aircraft Accident Investigation Division Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) East China Regional Administration (ECRA) China Tel: +86 20 8613 1650

## Aircraft

- Registration: B-10FW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: P&WC PT6 turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Avic Joy General Aviation
- Airport: Bridge Beach

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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