Accident | |
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Date | August 15, 1989 |
Summary | Engine failure after takeoff |
Site | near Shanghai Hongqiao Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-24 |
Operator | China Eastern Airlines |
IATA flight No. | MU5510 |
ICAO flight No. | CES5510 |
Call sign | CHINA EASTERN 5510 |
Registration | B-3437 |
Flight origin | Shanghai |
Destination | Nanchang |
Occupants | 40 |
Passengers | 32 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 34 |
Injuries | 6 |
Survivors | 6 |
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 is a domestic flight from Shanghai to Nanchang, which is carried out by An-24. On August 15, 1989, an An-24 with the fuselage registration number B-3417 crashed into Zhoujiabang about 240 meters away from the airport due to engine failure when taking off at Hongqiao Airport, killing 34 people. Only 6 people survived. [1]
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