Passengers 108 Fatalities 55 Date 23 July 1993 Location Yinchuan | Crew 5 Survivors 58 Number of deaths 55 Survivor 58 | |
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Summary Crashed after aborted takeoff due to mechanical failure Similar China Northern Airlines Fl, 1993 Tehran mid‑air co, China Eastern Airlines Fl, Avioimpex Flight 110, Indian Airlines Flight 491 | ||
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 (WH2119) was a flight from Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport, Ningxia to Beijing Capital International Airport, People's Republic of China. On July 23, 1993, the aircraft crashed into a lake after it was unable to get airborne while attempting to take off at Yinchuan Airport, killing 54 passengers and 1 crew member on board.
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Accident
Just before rotation on takeoff, the right-side flap actuator failed, causing the flaps to retract. Unable to get the aircraft into the air, the crew had no other option but to abort the takeoff. The aircraft overran the runway and crashed into a lake.
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