Air disaster

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210

21 Nov 2004 · 40.65° N, 109.84° E

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When
21 Nov 2004
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
40.65° N, 109.84° E
Description
plane crash
Deaths
53
Cause
atmospheric icing

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210

2004 aviation accident

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 (CES5210/MU5210), also known as the Baotou Air Disaster, was a scheduled flight from Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China, to Shanghai, with a planned stopover at Beijing. On 21 November 2004, just two minutes after takeoff from Baotou, the Bombardier CRJ200ER fell from the sky and crashed into a lake in Nanhai Park, next to the airport, killing all 53 people on board and two more on the…

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