McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crash, Apr 15, 1999 (8 killed), S...
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accident on April 15, 1999 near Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China with 8 fatalities. Cause: Loss of altitude situational...
- Date: April 15, 1999
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Location: Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of altitude situational awareness after a wrong altitude clearance was relayed by the first officer, followed by the crew's overreaction with abrupt flight control inputs.
Korean Air Cargo flight KE6316, an MD-11F, took off from Shanghai Hongqiao for Seoul. After a wrong altitude clearance was relayed in the cockpit, the crew lost altitude awareness and the captain's abrupt control inputs led to a rapid descent into the ground about 11.6 km from the airport. All three crew and five people on the ground were killed, and 36 others were injured.