China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 (CES5210, MU5210) was a flight from Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai, China. On November 21, 2004 it crashed into a park shortly after take off, killing all 53 passengers on board and two more people on the ground. The aircraft took off at 08.20/8.20am local time (00.20/12.20am UTC/19.20/7.20pm ET). In less than a minute, it was out of control and crashed into a lake inside Nanhai Park, two kilometres from the airport. Eye witnesses reported seeing smoke near the plane shortly after take off, followed by shaking of the plane and then its eventual crash. The CVR recording contains the captain calling "What's wrong?" and passengers crying at the time of the crash. The aircraft departed 15 minutes ahead of schedule.