Controlled flight into terrain

Controlled flight into terrain cases, where a working aircraft flew into high ground or water, explained from official reports: what happened and what changed.

1922 Baoding Plane Crash: China's First Civil Aviation Accident

November 9, 2026

On 31 March 1922 a Handley Page aircraft of the Baoding Air Force struck trees on approach to Baoding Airport. All 14 people on board died in what is recorded as China's first civil aviation accident.