China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510

A Civil Aviation Flight University of China Xian Y-7 (registration B-3436), Similar to the Antonov An-24 involved.
Accident
Date	August 15, 1989 (1989-08-15)
Summary	Engine failure after takeoff
Site	near Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-24
Operator	China Eastern Airlines
IATA flight No.	MU5510
ICAO flight No.	CES5510
Call sign	CHINA EASTERN 5510
Registration	B-3437
Flight origin	Shanghai
Destination	Nanchang
Occupants	40
Passengers	32
Crew	8
Fatalities	34
Injuries	6
Survivors	6

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 is a domestic flight from Shanghai to Nanchang, which is carried out by An-24. On August 15, 1989, an An-24 with the fuselage registration number B-3417 crashed into Zhoujiabang about 240 meters away from the airport due to engine failure when taking off at Hongqiao Airport, killing 34 people. Only 6 people survived.^[1]

Accident

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 carried 32 passengers and 8 crew members, it was carried out by an An-24 manufactured in 1973 with the production serial number 37309006. At 3:46 p.m., the An-24 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport from south to north, but during the takeoff, the right engine of the plane suddenly failed. The crew did not stop the takeoff, but took measures to correct the deflection problem. But this was of no avail, and the plane eventually skidded off the runway, banked to the right and touched down. The plane then rushed over the ditch and crashed into a river.^[2]

After the incident, the police from the Public Security Department of Hongqiao Airport rushed to the scene of the incident and rescued 6 survivors at the tail of the plane. The remains of the victims, the wreckage of the plane, luggage and cargo were salvaged within 12 hours, and Hongqiao Airport resumed normal operation.

See also

• TWA Flight 800 (1964)
• Air Algerie Flight 6289

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