21 Years ago today: On 8 May 1997 a China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-31B crashed on landing Shenzen-Huangtian APT, killing 35 out of 74 occupants.
| Date: | Thursday 8 May 1997 |
| Time: | 21:28 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-31B |
| Operator: | China Southern Airlines |
| Registration: | B-2925 |
| C/n / msn: | 27288/2577 |
| First flight: | 1994-01-28 (3 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-3B1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 65 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 74 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Shenzhen Airport (SZX) ( China) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK), China |
| Destination airport: | Shenzhen-Huangtian Airport (SZX/ZGSZ), China |
| Flightnumber: | 3456 |
Narrative:
China Southern Airlines flight 3456 was destroyed in a landing accident at Shenzhen Airport, China. Thirty-five of the 74 occupants sustained fatal injuries.
During final approach, the aircraft encountered clouds. The pilot could not see the surface to accurately judge height. The aircraft touched down hard, first on the nose landing gear, then on the main gear and bounced three times. The pilot then executed a go-around. During the second landing, due to damage from the first landing, the crew could not control the attitude and the aircraft touched down at high speed and could not be brought to stop on the runway. It ran off the runway, broke up in three pieces and caught fire.
