Date:	Sunday 21 November 2004
Time:	08:20
Type:	Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR
Owner/operator:	China Yunnan Airlines
Registration:	B-3072
MSN:	7697
Year of manufacture:	2002
Engine model:	General Electric CF34-3B1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 53 / Occupants: 53
Other fatalities:	2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Baotou Airport (BAV) -   China
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Baotou Airport (BAV/ZBOW)
Destination airport:	Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA/ZSSS)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
China Yunnan Airlines flight 5210, a Canadair CRJ-200, crashed following a loss of control after takeoff from Baotou Airport, China, killing all 53 occupants and 2 persons on the ground.

Regional Jet B-3072 was parked overnight at the Baotou Airport in cold weather conditions. Prior to departure on the morning service to Shanghai (SHA), flight MU5210 was not de-iced. The wings were contaminated by the overnight frost, which severely degraded the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing. Shortly after the airplane rotated, it entered a stall. The pilots were not able to regain control. The CRJ200 crashed into a frozen lake in Nanhai Park just two kilometers past the runway. The aircraft struck a park ticket office, killing two park employees, before it crashed into the water.

State Administration of Work Safety China
Xinhua

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Oct-2024 18:54	ASN	Updated [Narrative, ]
21-Nov-2024 14:03	ASN	Updated [Category, ]