Xi'an - §Guangzhou

On June 6, 1994 at 08:22 AM, Xi'an - §Guangzhou experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by China Northwest Airlines, with the event recorded near Xi'an Shaanxi.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

160 people were known to be on board, 160 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 14, passengers on board: 146, passenger fatalities: 146, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Twenty-four seconds after takeoff, while climbing, the crew encountered controllability problems. The captain contacted ATC and reported uncommanded rolled left and right up to 30°. The aircraft continued to climb but reached a high angle of attack when it nosed up to 20°, activating the stall warning alarm. The aircraft reached the altitude of 4,717 metres then rolled to the left, pitched down to an angle of 65° and entered an uncontrolled descent. At a speed of 747 km/h, the aircraft descended to the altitude of 2,884 metres in 12 seconds then suffered structural deformation and failure before crashing in an open field located 29 km southeast of Xi'an Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 160 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-2610, MSN 86A740, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.2943°, 109.1197°.