Boeing 737-300 crash, May 8, 1997 (35 killed), Shenzhen-B...
Boeing 737-300 accident on May 8, 1997 near Shenzhen-Bao'an (ex Huangtian), Guangdong, Guangdong, China with 35 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error...
- Date: May 8, 1997
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
- Location: Shenzhen-Bao'an (ex Huangtian), Guangdong, Guangdong, China
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error aggravated by severe weather, including a continued unstable approach and an excessive-speed landing.
A China Southern 737-300 flying Chongqing to Shenzhen landed hard in thunderstorms and bounced. On the go-around and second landing the crew had control difficulties and touched down too fast. The aircraft left the runway, broke in three and burned, killing 35 people.