China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510
Accident
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== Accident == |
== Accident == |
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On 15 August 1989, the aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport]], Shanghai, to [[Nanchang Xiangtang Airport]], [[Xiangtang, Jiangxi|Xiangtang]], Jiangxi, as China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} At the time of the accident, weather conditions were satisfactory and no rain was present.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} At 15:46 local time, the aircraft took off heading north.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} However, the aircraft's right engine suddenly lost power, leading to the aircraft tilting to the right;{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} despite the crew's attempts to continue on with the takeoff, having mostly succeeded in correcting the aircraft's yaw, the aircraft was unable to climb further. The aircraft managed to climb to a height of {{Convert|5|m|ft}} before touching down on its right-hand landing gear {{Convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} away from the runway threshold.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|pp=207–208}} Advancing rapidly, the aircraft overran the runway, struck a protective ditch and plunged into a river {{Convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} away from the airport at 15:48.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} The aircraft's wings and forward fuselage were completely submerged, while the rear third remained above water.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} |
On 15 August 1989, the aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport]], Shanghai, to [[Nanchang Xiangtang Airport]], [[Xiangtang, Jiangxi|Xiangtang]], Jiangxi, as China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} At the time of the accident, weather conditions were satisfactory and no rain was present.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} At 15:46 local time, the aircraft took off heading north.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} However, the aircraft's right engine suddenly lost power, leading to the aircraft tilting to the right;{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} despite the crew's attempts to continue on with the takeoff, having mostly succeeded in correcting the aircraft's yaw, the aircraft was unable to climb further. The aircraft managed to climb to a height of {{Convert|5|m|ft}} before touching down on its right-hand landing gear {{Convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} away from the runway threshold.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|pp=207–208}} Advancing rapidly, the aircraft overran the runway, struck a protective ditch and plunged into a river {{Convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} away from the airport at 15:48.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} The aircraft's wings and forward fuselage were completely submerged, while the rear third remained above water.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} Of the 40 occupants, 34 were killed, including 6 crew members and 28 passengers, consisting of 2 Japanese passengers and 26 Chinese passengers;{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}}{{cite news |title=No Sign of Sabotage in Shanghai Plane Crash |url=https://archive.org/details/fbis-reports_fbis-chi-89-158/page/n27/ |access-date=19 April 2026 |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=17 August 1989 |location=[[Shanghai]], China |page=24 |id=FBIS-CHI-89-158 |via=the [[Foreign Broadcast Information Service]] at the [[Internet Archive]]}} all six survivors were injured.{{Sfn|Chen|1994|p=207}} |
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== Aftermath == |
== Aftermath == |
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