Yinchuan - Beijing

On July 23, 1993 at 02:41 PM, Yinchuan - Beijing experienced a crash involving BAe 146, operated by China Northwest Airlines, with the event recorded near Yinchuan Ningxia Hui.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

113 people were known to be on board, 55 fatalities were recorded, 58 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 48.7%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 108, passenger fatalities: 54, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll on runway 36 at Yinchuan Airport, at Vr speed, the pilot-in-command pull up the control column to rotate but the aircraft failed to respond. Following a lack of crew coordination and inappropriate decisions, the crew failed to abort the takeoff procedure. After a long roll, the nose gear lifted off but the aircraft entered a high nose attitude, causing the tail to struck the runway surface. The aircraft then overran runway 36, collided with various obstacles and eventually crashed in a lake. 58 occupants were injured while 55 others were killed, among them one crew member. Weather conditions were good with OAT +27° C and an excellent visibility. Runway 36 is 2,160 metres long.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-2716, MSN E3215, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.3430°, 105.8769°.