Antonov AN-24 crash, Jan 18, 1985 (38 killed), Jinan
Antonov AN-24 accident on January 18, 1985 near Jinan, Shandong, China with 38 fatalities. Cause: Crew continued the approach in the wrong...
- Date: January 18, 1985
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Jinan, Shandong, China
- Fatalities: 38
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew continued the approach in the wrong configuration and landed too far down the runway, with failure to go around in freezing fog as a contributing factor.
CAAC Flight 5109, an Antonov An-24B (B-434) from Shanghai to Beijing with stops at Nanjing and Jinan, crashed while landing at Jinan Zhangzhuang Airport in freezing fog. The aircraft was too high on final, landed long, overran and came to rest in a ravine where it burst into flames. 38 of the 41 people aboard were killed and three survived.