China Yunnan Airlines Canadair CRJ-200LR plane crash
Baotou, China
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The plane, which had been scheduled to fly from Baotou to China's eastern metropolis of Shanghai, crashed into a frozen lake in Baotou's Nanhai Park just after take-off.
Witnesses said the plane plummeted from the sky with thick black smoke coming from its tail section. The plane seemed to stall for a few seconds and dropped to the lake with an explosion. It has probably suffered a sort of technical failure.
![Baotou, China (Red dot on map) Baotou, China](latest/2004/CYA_CRJ200_map.gif)
Baotou, China (Red dot on map)