Plane Crash List

Bombardier CRJ-200 B3072

21 November 2004 · Baotou, China · Fatal

Summary

On 21 November 2004 at about 08:22 local time, a Bombardier CRJ-200 registered B3072, operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an accident near Baotou, China. 55 people were on board and 53 died. 2 people on the ground also died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 08:22
Classification
Accident
Location
Baotou, China
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bombardier CRJ-200
Registration
B3072
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
DCA05RA010

People

53 people died, including 2 on the ground.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured On the ground
55 53 0 0 0 2

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.

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