China Southwest Flight 4509

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China Southwest Flight 4509

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

China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509 (SZ4509) was a flight from Chengdu, Sichuan to Wenzhou, 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.

Contents 1 Aircraft 2 Crew members 3 See Also 4 External Links

[edit] Aircraft

• Model: Tupolev Tu-154M
• Registration: B-2622
• Serial Number: 90A-846
• Engine: Soloviev D-30
• Year of Delivery: 1990

[edit] 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).

[edit] See Also

• China Southwest Airlines
• List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft

[edit] External Links

• Accident database from airdisaster.com
• Full Investigation Report (in Chinese)