Antonov AN-24 crash, Aug 15, 1989 (34 killed), Shanghai-H...
Antonov AN-24 accident on August 15, 1989 near Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China with 34 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the right engine shortly after...
- Date: August 15, 1989
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the right engine shortly after rotation, for reasons not determined.
A China Eastern Antonov An 24RV registered B3417 on a domestic flight from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanchang lost its right engine shortly after rotation on 15 August 1989. It left the runway, struck a ditch and plunged into a river. 34 people were killed and six survived.