China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 | |
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Accident summary | |
Accident type | Loss of control due to icing |
place | Baotou Airport |
date | November 21, 2004 |
Fatalities | 53 |
Survivors | 0 |
Fatalities on the ground | 2 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Bombardier CRJ-200LR |
operator | China Eastern Airlines |
Mark | B-3072 |
Departure airport | Baotou Airport |
Destination airport | Shanghai airport |
Passengers | 47 |
crew | 6th |
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On November 21, 2004, a Bombardier CRJ-200LR had an accident on China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 shortly after take-off from Baotou Airport as a result of a stall caused by icing . All 53 occupants and two other people were killed on the ground in the accident.
the accident
The plane was parked overnight at sub-zero temperatures at Baotou Airport, which caused ice to form on the wings . There was no aircraft de-icing before departure for Shanghai .
The crew initiated the take-off at 8:20 a.m. Immediately after takeoff, the pilots lost as a result of stall control of the plane. The CRJ200 barely gained any altitude. About two kilometers beyond the end of the track, the machine first collided with a parking lot guard house and then hit a frozen lake in Nanhai Park. All 53 inmates and the two people in the house were killed. It is the worst accident ever involving a Bombardier Canadair regional jet .