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Avient Aviation MD-11F plane crash

Shanghai, China
Avient Aviation MD-11F plane crash - Shanghai, China

Key facts

Airline
Avient Aviation
Aircraft
MD-11F
Location
Shanghai, China
Date
28th November, 2009
People on board
7
Fatalities
3

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The Mc Donnell Douglas MD-11F cargo plane, operated by Zimbabwe-based Avient Aviation, took off from Shanghai, China, bound for Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Seven crewmembers were onboard to perform this cargo flight. The plane crashed during take-off. Three crew members were fatally injured and four survived the accident.

The cargo plane accelerated on the runway to take off. When it started to lift off, the aircraft's tail struck the ground. The plane veered off the runway, smashed into a storage building, and burst into flames. Several firemen were needed to overcome the dense black smoke and the fire.

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