Shanghai - Bishkek

On November 28, 2009 at 08:14 AM, Shanghai - Bishkek experienced a crash involving McDonnell Douglas MD-11, operated by Avient Aviation, with the event recorded near Shanghai-Pudong Shanghai.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 42.9%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The three engine aircraft departed Shanghai-Pudong Airport on a cargo flight to Bishkek, carrying various goods and seven crew members. During the takeoff roll from runway 35L, the pilot-in-command initiated the rotation but the aircraft did not lift off properly with had a negative vario. It overran the runway and eventually crashed in an open field. Three crew were killed while four others were injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration Z-BAV, MSN 48408/457, year of manufacture 1990.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.1909°, 121.5985°.