BAe 146 crash, Jul 23, 1993 (55 killed), Yinchuan
BAe 146 accident on July 23, 1993 near Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui, China with 55 fatalities. Cause: Incorrect takeoff configuration, with leading-edge and...
- Date: July 23, 1993
- Aircraft: BAe 146
- Location: Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui, China
- Fatalities: 55
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Incorrect takeoff configuration, with leading-edge and trailing-edge flaps not extended, combined with poor crew coordination, missed cross-checks and failure to abort the takeoff.
A BAe 146-300 of China Northwest Airlines, flight WH2119 from Yinchuan to Beijing, failed to rotate on runway 36 because its flaps were not configured for takeoff. The crew did not abort in time, the tail struck the runway, and the jet overran the runway and came to rest in a lake. 55 people died and 58 were injured. Weather was good and visibility excellent.