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China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398

1993 CE · People's Republic of China, Asia · Disaster

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398
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China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 was a flight route from Huangtian International Airport in Shenzhen to Fuzhou Yixu Airport in Fujian. On 26 October 1993, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 flying this route crashed on approach to Fuzhou Yixu Airport. The aircraft overran the runway while landing in heavy rain and high winds.

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