Air disaster

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398

26 Oct 1993 · 26.00° N, 119.31° E

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When
26 Oct 1993
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
26.00° N, 119.31° E
Description
1993 plane crash
Deaths
2
Injured
10

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398

1993 aviation accident

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 was a flight route from Huangtian International Airport in Shenzhen to Fuzhou Yixu Airport in Fujian. On 26 October 1993, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 flying this route crashed on approach to Fuzhou Yixu 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.

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