Last updated: 15 April 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 13 noviembre 1993 |
| Hora: | 14:56 |
| Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) |
| Operador: | China Northern Airlines |
| Registración: | B-2141 |
| Numéro de série: | 49849/1772 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1991 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 92 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 12 / Ocupantes: 102 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Urumqi Airport (URC) ( China)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China |
| Urumqi Airport (URC/ZWWW), China | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 6901 |
Undershot runway 25 and struck wall with the rear fuselage 3 km short. The MD-82 then struck power lines and crashed into a field
PROBABLE CAUSE: Autopilot disconnected during the approach and re-engaged with the vertical speed mode at ca. 800 feet/min.
Fuentes:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 02.09.96 (143-144)» KLM Flight Safety Bulletin Oct. 1994
» Scramble 176
» International Herald Tribune 16.11.1993 (p.2)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Beijing-Capital International Airport to Urumqi Airport as the crow flies is 2413 km (1508 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Beijing-Capital International Airport to Urumqi Airport as the crow flies is 2413 km (1508 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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