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Last updated: 22 April 2019
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Date:Tuesday 15 August 1989
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-24RV
Operator:China Eastern Airlines
Registration: B-3417
C/n / msn: 37309006
First flight: 1973
Engines: 2 Ivchenko AI-24VT
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 34
Total:Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 40
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA) (   China)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA/ZSSS), China
Destination airport:Nanchang Airport (KHN/ZSCN), China
Narrative:
The Antonov's right hand engine suddenly lost power on takeoff. The airplane crashed into a river, 240 m from the runway.

Sources:
» Flight International 17-12-01.1990
» Chinese aviation accidents centennial


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Distance from Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport to Nanchang Airport as the crow flies is 580 km (363 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Antonov An-24

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