China Southwest Flight 4509
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China Southwest Airlines
Flight 4509 (SZ4509) was a flight from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
, Sichuan
to Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport
, Zhejiang
. On February 24, 1999 it crashed into a field while on approach to Wenzhou Airport, killing all 61 passengers and crew members on board. Witnesses saw the plane nose dive into the ground from an altitude of 2,300 feet and explode.
Following the incident all Tupolev Tu-154
aircraft in China were taken out of service.
China Southwest Airlines
China Southwest Airlines was an airline based in the People's Republic of China. It was merged into Air China in 2002.China Southwest Airlines was headquartered at Chengdu, Sichuan Province and also maintained a hub at Chongqing. The airline was the sole carrier flying to Lhasa until 2002...
Flight 4509 (SZ4509) was a flight from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is a major airport serving Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about southwest of downtown Chengdu....
, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
to Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport
Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport
Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China.The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,326,802...
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
. On February 24, 1999 it crashed into a field while on approach to Wenzhou Airport, killing all 61 passengers and crew members on board. Witnesses saw the plane nose dive into the ground from an altitude of 2,300 feet and explode.
Following the incident all Tupolev Tu-154
Tupolev Tu-154
The Tupolev Tu-154 is a three-engine medium-range narrow-body airliner designed in the mid 1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. As the mainstay 'workhorse' of Soviet and Russian airlines for several decades, it serviced over a sixth of the world's landmass and carried half of all passengers flown...
aircraft in China were taken out of service.
Aircraft
- Model: TupolevTupolevTupolev is a Russian aerospace and defence company, headquartered in Basmanny District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. Known officially as Public Stock Company Tupolev, it is the successor of the Tupolev OKB or Tupolev Design Bureau headed by the Soviet aerospace engineer A.N. Tupolev...
Tu-154MTupolev Tu-154The Tupolev Tu-154 is a three-engine medium-range narrow-body airliner designed in the mid 1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. As the mainstay 'workhorse' of Soviet and Russian airlines for several decades, it serviced over a sixth of the world's landmass and carried half of all passengers flown... - Registration:
- Serial Number: 90A-846
- Engine: Soloviev D-30Soloviev D-30- External links :* * * *...
- Year of Delivery: 1990
Crew members
- Captain: Yao Fuchen (姚福臣);
- First Officer: Xue Mao (薛冒);
- Flight Engineer: Guo Shuming (郭树铭);
- Flight Navigator: Lang Zhanfeng (郎占锋).
Cause
Incorrect locknuts had been installed in the elevator operating system. These spun out during the flight, leaving the elevator uncontrollable.See also
- China Southwest AirlinesChina Southwest AirlinesChina Southwest Airlines was an airline based in the People's Republic of China. It was merged into Air China in 2002.China Southwest Airlines was headquartered at Chengdu, Sichuan Province and also maintained a hub at Chongqing. The airline was the sole carrier flying to Lhasa until 2002...
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