Boeing 707 crash, Dec 15, 1971, Ürümqi-Diwopu Xinjiang Uy...
Boeing 707 accident on December 15, 1971 near Ürümqi-Diwopu Xinjiang Uyghur, China with no fatalities.
- Date: December 15, 1971
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Ürümqi-Diwopu Xinjiang Uyghur, China
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A PIA Boeing 707 cargo flight from Karachi landed long on a snowy runway at Urumqi Diwopu because the crew was too high on the glide path. The airliner overran the runway and came to rest beyond it, and all five crew were slightly injured.