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2010-08-24

Henan Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway in Northeast China, 42 Killed

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Forty-two people were killed and 49 injured when a passenger plane overshot the runway at an airport in northeast China on Tuesday evening, state media reported.

The aircraft belonging to regional Henan Airlines overshot the runway at an airport in Yichun City, a city in Heilongjiang Province, at around 9.35 p.m. local time. A total of 96 people were believed to be on board, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

Heilongjiang provincial civil aviation authorities said the Embraer E190 aircraft, with tail number VD8387, skidded off the end of the runway as it was landing at the airport. It broke into two and caught fire.

The fire that engulfed the aircraft after the crash was put out about two and a half hours after the accident, Xinhua reported.

The Henan Airlines aircraft had departed the provincial capital of Harbin at 9.51 p.m. local time, but it was not immediately clear if Yichun City was its destination. The airline website did not specify Yichun City as one of its regular destinations.

Rescue operations are continuing.

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  • Jonathan

    Need to fix the times on this article. It states, "Departed at 9:51 PM," and "Crashed at 9:35 PM."

    • Jonathan

      Not necessarily. But you could be right.

  • Jonathan

    Need to fix the times on this article. It states, "Departed at 9:51 PM," and "Crashed at 9:35 PM."

    • Jonathan

      Not necessarily. But you could be right.

  • vts

    it says local time etc maybe there is a time difference between the both….

  • vts

    it says local time etc maybe there is a time difference between the both….

  • Jonathan

    Notice it says "local time" after each time given. Therefore, it's possible that the plane crossed one time zone and flew for about 40 minutes. Let's look at the map of China shall we? I imagine we may find the answer there.

  • Jonathan

    Notice it says "local time" after each time given. Therefore, it's possible that the plane crossed one time zone and flew for about 40 minutes. Let's look at the map of China shall we? I imagine we may find the answer there.

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