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China CRJ 200 crash
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica]Just saw this on CNN...........
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A commuter jet has crashed into a frozen lake in northern China seconds after takeoff, killing all 53 people aboard and two on the ground.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation and the flight data recorder has not been located, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Firefighters and rescue workers recovered the bodies of all 53 passengers and crew from the lake near the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, according to Xinhua.
One of the passengers was Indonesian and the rest were Chinese nationals.
The Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ200, with six crew members, took off from Baotou in the northern Chinese province of Inner Mongolia, about 560 kilometers (350 miles) west of Beijing en route to Shanghai.
The plane went down about 8:20 a.m. Sunday (1220 GMT), about 10 seconds after leaving the airport 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) away.
Witnesses said they saw the China Eastern Airlines plane break into flaming fragments, which set a house and several yachts on fire.
Wang Yongqiang, who lives near the park, said he saw black smoke billowing from the tail of the plane before it crashed and broke into fiery fragments, Xinhua said.
He also heard "a big blast" when the plane was still in the air, the agency said.
The weather was clear and cold in Baotou on Sunday, Xinhua said. State TV showed pieces of the burned plane in the lake and emergency workers in small rowboats pushing ice out of their way.
China Eastern has grounded all Bombardier planes amid the investigation.
The latest crash in China follows a spate of deadly plane crashes in the 1990s, prompting safety measures to be tightened and airplanes in the state-controlled aviation industry to be upgraded.
The last major crash was on May 7, 2002, when a China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunged into the sea off the northern city of Dalian, killing 112 people.
Officials blamed arson by a passenger who had taken out seven life insurance policies.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica]Just saw this on CNN...........
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A commuter jet has crashed into a frozen lake in northern China seconds after takeoff, killing all 53 people aboard and two on the ground.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation and the flight data recorder has not been located, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Firefighters and rescue workers recovered the bodies of all 53 passengers and crew from the lake near the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, according to Xinhua.
One of the passengers was Indonesian and the rest were Chinese nationals.
The Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ200, with six crew members, took off from Baotou in the northern Chinese province of Inner Mongolia, about 560 kilometers (350 miles) west of Beijing en route to Shanghai.
The plane went down about 8:20 a.m. Sunday (1220 GMT), about 10 seconds after leaving the airport 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) away.
Witnesses said they saw the China Eastern Airlines plane break into flaming fragments, which set a house and several yachts on fire.
Wang Yongqiang, who lives near the park, said he saw black smoke billowing from the tail of the plane before it crashed and broke into fiery fragments, Xinhua said.
He also heard "a big blast" when the plane was still in the air, the agency said.
The weather was clear and cold in Baotou on Sunday, Xinhua said. State TV showed pieces of the burned plane in the lake and emergency workers in small rowboats pushing ice out of their way.
China Eastern has grounded all Bombardier planes amid the investigation.
The latest crash in China follows a spate of deadly plane crashes in the 1990s, prompting safety measures to be tightened and airplanes in the state-controlled aviation industry to be upgraded.
The last major crash was on May 7, 2002, when a China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunged into the sea off the northern city of Dalian, killing 112 people.
Officials blamed arson by a passenger who had taken out seven life insurance policies.[/font]
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Death Toll at 53 in China Plane Crash
10 minutes ago World - AP Asia
By STEPHANIE HOO, Associated Press Writer
BEIJING - A passenger plane crashed in an ice-covered lake in northern China seconds after takeoff Sunday, killing all 53 people aboard and one person on the ground after an apparent midair explosion, the government said.
AP Photo
AFP
Slideshow: Deadly Plane Crash in China
The was no immediate word on the cause of the crash, which was the country's deadliest in more than two years and was a setback to China's efforts to improve air safety following a string of accidents in the 1990s.
The China Eastern Airlines plane went down in Baotou, a city in the Inner Mongolia region 330 miles northwest of Beijing, "only about a dozen seconds" after take off at 8:20 a.m., the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The plane, a Bombardier CRJ-200, was headed for Shanghai with 47 passengers and six crew members when it crashed into the lake in Nanhai Park, Xinhua said.
Premier Wen Jiabao ordered all-out efforts to determine the crash's cause, state television reported in its national evening newscast.
All CRJ-200 aircraft in China were grounded, and cabinet-level investigators were dispatched to the crash site from Beijing, Xinhua said.
Witnesses told the agency they heard an explosion before the plane hit the ground, and one described seeing "a big fireball" overhead.
Wang Yongqiang, who lives near the park, said he saw black smoke billowing from the tail of the plane before it crashed and broke into fiery fragments, Xinhua said. He also heard "a big blast" when the plane was still in the air, the agency said.
A house next to the park was damaged and several boats were scorched, it added.
All aboard were confirmed dead — their remains pulled from the lake by emergency workers who had to break through ice on the lake to get to the wreckage, reports said.
The weather in Baotou was clear and cold — about minus 25 degrees.
A worker on the ground at Nanhai Park was also killed, Xinhua said. Early reports said two park workers were killed, but that was later revised to one confirmed death.
One Indonesian was among the passengers killed and the rest were Chinese nationals, the reports said.
Divers were called in to help look for the plane's flight data recorders, or "black boxes."
China suffered numerous deadly plane crashes in the 1990s, prompting the government to tighten safety measures and upgrade airplanes in the completely state-controlled aviation industry.
The nation's last major crash was on May 7, 2002, when a China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunged into the sea off the northeastern port city of Dalian, killing 112 people. Officials blamed arson by a passenger who had taken out seven life insurance policies.
10 minutes ago World - AP Asia
By STEPHANIE HOO, Associated Press Writer
BEIJING - A passenger plane crashed in an ice-covered lake in northern China seconds after takeoff Sunday, killing all 53 people aboard and one person on the ground after an apparent midair explosion, the government said.
AP Photo
AFP
Slideshow: Deadly Plane Crash in China
The was no immediate word on the cause of the crash, which was the country's deadliest in more than two years and was a setback to China's efforts to improve air safety following a string of accidents in the 1990s.
The China Eastern Airlines plane went down in Baotou, a city in the Inner Mongolia region 330 miles northwest of Beijing, "only about a dozen seconds" after take off at 8:20 a.m., the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The plane, a Bombardier CRJ-200, was headed for Shanghai with 47 passengers and six crew members when it crashed into the lake in Nanhai Park, Xinhua said.
Premier Wen Jiabao ordered all-out efforts to determine the crash's cause, state television reported in its national evening newscast.
All CRJ-200 aircraft in China were grounded, and cabinet-level investigators were dispatched to the crash site from Beijing, Xinhua said.
Witnesses told the agency they heard an explosion before the plane hit the ground, and one described seeing "a big fireball" overhead.
Wang Yongqiang, who lives near the park, said he saw black smoke billowing from the tail of the plane before it crashed and broke into fiery fragments, Xinhua said. He also heard "a big blast" when the plane was still in the air, the agency said.
A house next to the park was damaged and several boats were scorched, it added.
All aboard were confirmed dead — their remains pulled from the lake by emergency workers who had to break through ice on the lake to get to the wreckage, reports said.
The weather in Baotou was clear and cold — about minus 25 degrees.
A worker on the ground at Nanhai Park was also killed, Xinhua said. Early reports said two park workers were killed, but that was later revised to one confirmed death.
One Indonesian was among the passengers killed and the rest were Chinese nationals, the reports said.
Divers were called in to help look for the plane's flight data recorders, or "black boxes."
China suffered numerous deadly plane crashes in the 1990s, prompting the government to tighten safety measures and upgrade airplanes in the completely state-controlled aviation industry.
The nation's last major crash was on May 7, 2002, when a China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunged into the sea off the northeastern port city of Dalian, killing 112 people. Officials blamed arson by a passenger who had taken out seven life insurance policies.
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Face-saving action only. It must be the fault of the gwei's defective plane. It could not be the fault of the glorious People's Civil Aviation Authority-trained pilots. And so they will remain grounded until we uncover the reason Canada caused this plane to crash. Or until we find another politically acceptable way to save face.
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Interesting thing, alot of these pilots where trained in Montreal with the intital A/C order. American/Canadian instructors teaching two pilots who only speak Chinese. The jumpseater? A non-pilot interpreter. And the manufacturer refused to give the pilots type ratings when complete. Maybe they where just covering there arse!
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