Sun, Nov 29, 2009
The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team
of investigators to assist the government of China in its
investigation of Saturday's crash of a Boeing/McDonnell Douglas
MD-11F, operated by Avient Air (registration Z-BAV).
Saturday, at approximately 8:14 a.m. local time, the aircraft,
flight #SMJ324, crashed on takeoff at Pudong Airport in Shanghai,
China, under unknown circumstances. This cargo flight originated in
Shanghai and its destination was Harare, Zimbabwe.
Of the 7 crew members onboard, 3 are reported to have suffered
fatal injuries and 4 have suffered serious injuries.
NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman has designated senior
investigator Bill English as the U.S. Accredited Representative.
His team will include an NTSB structures specialist, as well as
technical advisors from the Federal Aviation Administration,
Boeing, and Pratt & Whitney. The investigation is being
conducted by China's General Administration of Civil Aviation.
Boeing Issues Statement
Boeing has recently learned that an MD-11 freighter airplane
crashed shortly after takeoff from Shanghai Pudong International
Airport on Saturday morning (local time). All of us at Boeing wish
to offer our condolences to the family and friends of those who
lost their lives in the crash. We will keep the injured crew
members and their families in our thoughts. At the invitation of
the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Boeing is providing
technical assistance to the investigation in coordination with the
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.
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