Boeing 737-300

8 May 1997 · Shenzhen, China · Fatal

Summary

On 8 May 1997 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing 737-300, operated by China Southern Airlines, was involved in an accident near Shenzhen, China. 35 people were on board and 35 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 8 May 1997 at 00:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Shenzhen, China
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: Not recorded
Category: Airplane
Operator: China Southern Airlines
Operating rule: Part 129: Foreign
Purpose of flight: Unknown
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Route: Chongqing → Unknown
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: Unk
Light: Not Reported
NTSB number: DCA97WA045

People

35 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
35	35	0	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record DCA97WA045, from the public aviation accident database.

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