McDonnell Douglas MD-11 HL737

15 April 1999 · Shanghai, China · Fatal

Summary

On 15 April 1999, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 registered HL737, operated by Korean Air, was involved in an accident near Shanghai, China. 3 people were on board and 3 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 15 April 1999
Classification: Accident
Location: Shanghai, China
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Registration: HL737
Operator: Korean Air
Operating rule: Part 129: Foreign
Purpose of flight: Unknown
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Not recorded
NTSB number: DCA99RA056

People

3 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	3	0	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record DCA99RA056, from the public aviation accident database.

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Also in

China 73 Korean Air 10 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 42 1999 2,175

Other McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Aug 1999	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 UNK	Hong Kong, China no coordinates	China Airlines	Minor injuries	-
18 Sep 1999	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 N272WA	Shannon, Ireland no coordinates	World Airways, Inc.	Unknown	-
8 Aug 1999	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 UNK	Shanghai, China no coordinates	China Eastern	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1999	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 N582FE	Manila, Philippines no coordinates	Federal Express Corporation	No injuries	-
27 Nov 1998	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 UNK	Singapore no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
11 Nov 1998	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 N801DE	Portland, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-

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Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
9 Jun 1999	Boeing 737-300 B2525	Zhanjiang, China no coordinates	Chiina Southern	Minor injuries	-
25 Dec 1998	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 B2174	Shanghai, China no coordinates	China Eastern Airlines	Unknown	-
1 May 1998	Douglas MD-80 CJ635	Wuhan, China no coordinates	China Northern Airlines	No injuries	-
10 Sep 1998	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 B2173	Shanghai, China no coordinates	China Eastern	Minor injuries	-
9 Oct 1997	Cessna 650-0220 B4106	Harbin, China no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
8 May 1997	Boeing 737-300	Shenzhen, China no coordinates	China Southern Airlines	Fatal	35

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