- China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398
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China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 Accident summary Date October 26, 1993 Type Crash on approach Site Fuzhou, Fujian, China Passengers 71 Crew 9 Fatalities 2 Survivors 78 Aircraft type McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Operator China Eastern Airlines Tail number B-2103 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 (MU5398) was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 airliner from Shenzhen's Bao'an International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fujian, China. On October 26, 1993, it crashed on approach to Fuzhou Airport. The aircraft overran the runway while landing in heavy rain and high winds. Two of the 80 passengers and crew on board were killed. The accident has been attributed to pilot error. Flight 5398 is now being used on China Eastern's Nanning to Shanghai-Hongqiao route.
Aircraft
- Model: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- Registration: B-2103
- MSN/LN: 49355/1224
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217A
- Year of Delivery: 1985
See also
- China Eastern Airlines
- List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft
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Apr 27 Zambia national football team disaster
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Jul 23 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119
Jul 26 Asiana Airlines Flight 733
Sep 14 Lufthansa Flight 2904Sep 21–23 Transair Georgia airliner attacks
Oct 26 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398
Oct 27 Widerøe Flight 744
Nov 04 China Airlines Flight 605
Nov 13 China Northern Airlines Flight 6901
Nov 26 Auckland mid-air collision
Dec 1 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719Incidents resulting in at least 50 deaths shown in italics. Deadliest incident shown in bold smallcaps. Categories:- 1993 in China
- Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993
- Aviation accidents and incidents in China
- Aviation accidents and incidents officially attributed to pilot error
- History of Fujian
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