What happened
The incident involved an aircraft that came down in the water roughly 5 km off the coast of Qingdao. The crash occurred under circumstances that have not been fully detailed in available records. Following the impact, emergency response teams located the survivors and ensured that all occupants were rescued from the sea. The recovery operation for the airframe took place shortly after the initial rescue efforts. The aircraft was brought back to shore approximately nine hours after the accident occurred. Upon inspection, the damage sustained by the airframe was determined to be too severe for repair, resulting in the aircraft being declared a total loss and written off.