What the records say
- When
- 6 Jun 1994
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 34.27° N, 108.90° E
- Description
- Chinese aviation tragedy
- Deaths
- 160
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303
1994 aviation accident
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 was a domestic flight from Xi'an to Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. On June 6, 1994, the aircraft operating the flight, a Tupolev Tu-154M, broke up in-flight and crashed as a result of an autopilot malfunction which caused violent shaking and overstressed the airframe. All 160 people on board were killed.
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