China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509

China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509
Accident summary
Date February 24, 1999
Type Mechanical failure
Site Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Passengers 50
Crew 11
Injuries 0
Fatalities 61 (all)
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Tupolev Tu-154M
Operator China Southwest Airlines
Tail number B-2622

China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509 (SZ4509) was a flight from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Sichuan to Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport, Zhejiang. On February 24, 1999 it crashed into a field while on approach to Wenzhou Airport, killing all 61 passengers and crew members on board. Witnesses saw the plane nose dive into the ground from an altitude of 2,300 feet and explode.

Following the incident all Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft in China were taken out of service.

Contents

Aircraft

Crew members

  • Captain: Yao Fuchen (姚福臣);
  • First Officer: Xue Mao (薛冒);
  • Flight Engineer: Guo Shuming (郭树铭);
  • Flight Navigator: Lang Zhanfeng (郎占锋).

Cause

Incorrect locknuts had been installed in the elevator operating system. These spun out during the flight, leaving the elevator uncontrollable.

See also

External links

v · MetroJet Flight 2710
Feb 24  China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509
Apr 07  Turkish Airlines Flight 5904
Jun 01  American Airlines Flight 1420
Jul 16  John F. Kennedy, Jr. Piper Saratoga crash
Jul 23  All Nippon Airways Flight 61
Aug 07  TACV Flight 5002

Aug 10  Atlantique incident
Aug 22  China Airlines Flight 642
Aug 31  LAPA Flight 3142
Sep 14  Britannia Airways Flight 226A
Sep 23  Qantas Flight 1
Oct 11  Air Botswana incident
Oct 25  South Dakota Learjet crash

Oct 31  EgyptAir Flight 990
Dec 07  Asian Spirit Flight 100
Dec 21  Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216
Dec 22  Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509
Dec 24  Indian Airlines Flight 814
Dec 25  Cubana de Aviación Flight 310
  Incidents resulting in at least 50 deaths shown in italics.    Deadliest incident shown in bold smallcaps. 

Coordinates: 27°54′57″N 120°39′22″E / 27.91583°N 120.65611°E / 27.91583; 120.65611


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