China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303

160Fatalities

0Survivors

160On board

Accident details

What happened

A Tupolev Tu-154M breaks up in mid-air and crashes near Xian, China, killing all 160 on board. The deadliest airplane crash ever to occur in China is attributed to a maintenance error.

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