China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 was a domestic flight from Shanghai to Nanchang, Jiangxi province, operated by an An-24. On 15 August 1989, an An-24 operating this flight crashed into Zhoujiabang about 240 meters away from the airport due to engine failure when taking off at Hongqiao Airport, killing 34 people. 6 people survived.

Accident

On 15 August 1989, the aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, to Nanchang Xiangtang Airport, Xiangtang, Jiangxi, as China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were satisfactory and no rain was present. At 15:46 local time, the aircraft took off heading north. However, the aircraft's right engine suddenly lost power, leading to the aircraft tilting to the right; despite the crew's attempts to continue on with the takeoff, having mostly succeeded in correcting the aircraft's yaw, the aircraft was unable to climb further. The aircraft managed to climb to a height of 5 m before touching down on its right-hand landing gear 200 m away from the runway threshold. Advancing rapidly, the aircraft overran the runway, struck a protective ditch and plunged into a river 50 m away from the airport at 15:48. The aircraft's wings and forward fuselage were completely submerged, while the rear third remained above water. Of the 40 occupants, 34 were killed, including 6 crew members and 28 passengers, consisting of 2 Japanese passengers and 26 Chinese passengers; all 6 survivors were injured.