"On the afternoon of March 2, during an unmanned high-speed flight test carried out by the New Yuan Aerospace Power Company in our city, a fire broke out inside the aircraft due to unknown reasons. The ignited fuel from the ruptured fuel tank caused an aircraft to disintegrate and crash from an altitude of twenty thousand meters.
No casualties resulted from this accident, and the wreckage mostly fell into forests and rivers. Guo Shen, the vice president of New Yuan Company, stated that the company would take responsibility for any property or other damages caused by the accident. If any residents' property was damaged by falling wreckage, they could dial the contact number…"
Thanks to the extremely high frequency of take-offs and landings around Tiger Mountain Airport, the Air Force had installed several radar stations in the surrounding area. The abnormal flight pattern of aircraft 2231 was detected immediately.