China Northern Airlines Flight 6901

1993 accident in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

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43°55′12″N 87°31′21″E / 43.92000°N 87.52250°E / 43.92000; 87.52250AircraftAircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-82OperatorChina Northern AirlinesRegistrationB-2141Flight originBeijing Capital International Airport Beijing, ChinaDestinationÜrümqi Diwopu International Airport, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, ChinaOccupants102Passengers92Crew10Fatalities12Injuries60Survivors90

China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 (CJ6901) was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 airliner from Beijing's Capital International Airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Xinjiang, China. On November 13, 1993, it crashed on approach to Ürümqi Airport. Twelve of the 102 passengers and crew on board were killed. The accident has been attributed to pilot error.^[1]

Accident

While on final approach, the autopilot automatically disconnected. The Captain proceeded to reengage it, believing that it would still be in approach mode. When activated however, the autopilot went into vertical speed mode with a setting of -800 feet per minute. The crew's failure to disconnect the autopilot and manually land the airplane contributed to the accident. Another factor was the crew's lack of proficiency in English. When the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) issued an aural alarm, the captain asked his first officer what the words "Pull up" meant. The first officer replied that he did not know. Consequently, the pilots ignored the warnings and failed to correct their excessive rate of descent, causing the plane to strike power lines and a wall before coming down in a field.^[1]^[2]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 with the registration B-2141 and manufacturer's serial number 49849. It was delivered to China Northern Airlines in December 1991.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) B-2141 Urumqi Airport (URC)". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
^ "中国空难事故回顾-搜狐新闻" [Review of China Air Accidents-Sohu News]. news.sohu.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
^ "B-2141 China Northern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82". www.planespotters.net. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-22.

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v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 (1993)
Jan 6 Lufthansa Cityline Flight 5634 Feb 8 Tehran mid-air collision Feb 11 Lufthansa Flight 592 Mar 5 Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 Mar 31 Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E Apr 1 Alan Kulwicki Swearingen crash Apr 6 China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 Apr 14 American Airlines Flight 102 Apr 18 Japan Air System Flight 451 Apr 24 Indian Airlines Flight 427 Apr 26 Indian Airlines Flight 491 Apr 27 Zambia national football team plane crash May 19 SAM Colombia Flight 501 Jul 1 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724 Jul 23 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 Jul 26 Asiana Airlines Flight 733 Jul 31 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash Aug 12 Llyn Padarn helicopter crash Aug 18 American International Airways Flight 808 Aug 26 Sakha Avia Flight 301 Aug 28 Khorog Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crash Sep 14 Lufthansa Flight 2904 Sep 21 Sukhumi airliners attacks Oct 26 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 Oct 27 Widerøe Flight 744 Nov 4 China Airlines Flight 605 Nov 13 China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 Nov 20 Avioimpex Flight 110 Nov 26 Auckland mid-air collision Dec 1 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719
1992 ◄ ► 1994

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 (1993)

Jan 6

Lufthansa Cityline Flight 5634

Feb 8

Tehran mid-air collision

Feb 11

Lufthansa Flight 592

Mar 5

Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301

Mar 31

Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E

Apr 1

Alan Kulwicki Swearingen crash

Apr 6

China Eastern Airlines Flight 583

Apr 14

American Airlines Flight 102

Apr 18

Japan Air System Flight 451

Apr 24

Indian Airlines Flight 427

Apr 26

Indian Airlines Flight 491

Apr 27

Zambia national football team plane crash

May 19

SAM Colombia Flight 501

Jul 1

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724

Jul 23

China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119

Jul 26

Asiana Airlines Flight 733

Jul 31

Everest Air Dornier 228 crash

Aug 12

Llyn Padarn helicopter crash

Aug 18

American International Airways Flight 808

Aug 26

Sakha Avia Flight 301

Aug 28

Khorog Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crash

Sep 14

Lufthansa Flight 2904

Sep 21

Sukhumi airliners attacks

Oct 26

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398

Oct 27

Widerøe Flight 744

Nov 4

China Airlines Flight 605

Nov 13

China Northern Airlines Flight 6901

Nov 20

Avioimpex Flight 110

Nov 26

Auckland mid-air collision

Dec 1

Northwest Airlink Flight 5719

1992 ◄ ► 1994

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in China
Before 1949	1922 Beijing-Han Airlines crash (March 1922) 1931 Jinan air crash (November 1931) Kweilin Incident (August 1938) Chungking Incident (October 1940) 1945 Peip'ing C-46 crash (October 1945) 1946 United States Air Force C-47 Crash at Yan'an (April 1946) Miss Macao (July 1948)
1950–1979	Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown (July 1954) Lin Biao incident (September 1971)
1980s	CAAC Flight 3303 (April 1982) CAAC Flight 2311 (December 1982) CAAC Flight 296 (May 1983) Guilin Airport collision (September 1983) Aeroflot Flight 101/435 (December 1985) China Airlines Flight 334 (May 1986) China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 (January 1988) China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 (August 1989)
1990s	Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions (October 1990) China General Aviation Flight 7552 (July 1992) China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 (November 1992) China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 (July 1993) China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 (October 1993) China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 (November 1993) China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 (June 1994) China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 (May 1997) China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509 (February 1999) Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316 (April 1999)
2000s	Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 (June 2000) Hainan Island incident (April 2001) China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 (May 2002) China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 (November 2004) PLAAF KJ-200 crash (June 2006) Avient Aviation Flight 324 (November 2009)
2010s	Henan Airlines Flight 8387 (August 2010) Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554 (June 2012) Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 (May 2018)
2020s	China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (March 2022) Tibet Airlines Flight 9833 (May 2022)
Accidents and incidents in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are not included.