Accidents
No Answers Yet About Xpeng's eVTOL Accident at Chinese Air Show
Chinese company has not explained how two aircraft collided
Xpeng eVTOL crash
Chinese authorities are investigating how a pair of Xpeng's eVTOL aircraft crashed earlier this month ahead of the Changchun Airshow. © Weibo

XPeng AeroHT has released no further details regarding the crash involving two of its X3-F eVTOL aircraft at the Changchun Airshow earlier this month. On September 16, the Chinese company indicated to state-owned media outlet Yicai on that the aircraft, which serve as the flying “air module” component of the Land Aircraft Carrier, collided during a formation rehearsal.

One vehicle landed safely, while the other caught fire on the ground after sustaining fuselage damage. While XPeng reported that all personnel involved were safe, unverified social media reports suggested that at least one person was taken to the hospital. An accident investigation is underway.