China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398
Accident summary
The aircraft involved in the accident in CAAC colors, seen in Hong Kong in February 1986.
Date	October 26, 1993
Summary	Crash on approach
Site	Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Passengers	71
Crew	9
Fatalities	2
Survivors	78
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Operator	China Eastern Airlines
Registration	B-2103

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 (MU5398) was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 airliner from Shenzhen's Bao'an International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fujian, China. On October 26, 1993, it crashed on approach to Fuzhou Airport. The aircraft overran the runway while landing in heavy rain and high winds. Two of the 80 passengers and crew on board were killed.^[1]

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See also

List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft

← 1992
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 (1993)
1994 →

Jan 6 Lufthansa Cityline Flight 5634
Feb 8 Tehran mid-air collision
Feb 11 Lufthansa Flight 592
Mar 5 Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301
Apr 6 China Eastern Airlines Flight 583
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 disaster
May 19 SAM Colombia Flight 501
Jul 23 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119
Jul 26 Asiana Airlines Flight 733
Aug 12 Llyn Padarn helicopter crash
Aug 28 Tajik Air Yakovlev Yak-40 incident
Sep 14 Lufthansa Flight 2904
Sep 21–23 Transair Georgia airliner 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

Coordinates: 26°00′16″N 119°18′45″E / 26.00444°N 119.31250°E / 26.00444; 119.31250