.jpg) B-3072, the aircraft involved in the accident, whilst still in operation with China Yunnan Airlines | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 November 2004 |
| Summary | Atmospheric icing leading to loss of control |
| Site | Baotou Erliban Airport, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China 40°39′03″N 109°50′31″E / 40.65083°N 109.84194°E |
| Total fatalities | 55 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Bombardier CRJ200ER |
| Operator | China Eastern Yunnan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | MU5210 |
| ICAO flight No. | CES5210 |
| Call sign | CHINA EASTERN 5210 |
| Registration | B-3072 |
| Flight origin | Baotou Erliban Airport |
| Stopover | Beijing Capital International Airport |
| Destination | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport |
| Occupants | 53 |
| Passengers | 47 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 53 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 2 |
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 (CES5210/MU5210), also known as the Baotou Air Disaster, was a flight from Baotou Erliban Airport in Inner Mongolia, China, to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, with a planned stopover at Beijing Capital International Airport. On 21 November 2004, just two minutes after takeoff, the Bombardier CRJ200ER fell from the sky and crashed into a lake in Nanhai Park, next to the airport, killing all 53 people on board and two more on the ground.[1]
An investigation by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) revealed that the plane had not been deiced by the ground crew while it was parked on the tarmac. Ice accumulation on the wings caused the plane to lose its lift, causing the crash. It is the deadliest accident involving a CRJ100/200 series, and was the deadliest in China Eastern Airlines' history at that time until the crash of Flight 5735 on 21 March 2022, which killed 132 crew and passengers.[1][2]