Historical Events tagged with "ningxia"
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Accidents & Tragedies
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 Crash
July 23rd, 1993 31 years ago
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 crashed during takeoff from Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport, resulting in 55 fatalities. The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, encountered difficulties shortly after takeoff due to a technical malfunction. All passengers and crew on board perished in this tragic incident, highlighting issues surrounding aviation safety in China during the early 1990s, a time of rapid growth in its civil aviation sector.
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