Sat, Nov 28, 2009
At Least Three Fatalities Reported On Freighter
ANN is monitoring reports of the crash of Boeing MD-11F
Freighter in Shanghai, China. Current reports indicate that the
aircraft was crewed by seven people and that four have survived the
accident with injuries. The accident occurred on takeoff at 0816
local time, while departing from Shanghai Pudong International
Airport's Runway 35R, bound for Kyrgyzstan. Flight Z3324 went off
the end of the runway, with no reported injuries to those on the
ground but has been "disintegrated in flames" and is considered a
writeoff.
The MD-11F is reported to be a new aircraft for Avient
(reportedly registered as Z-BAV) and was only recently introduced
to Avient's Boeing-centric fleet. The airframe was built in 1991
and was added in order to be an initial step in upgrading an aging
fleet of DC-10s. This airframe also saw service for Korean Air and
Varig.
Shanghai Pudong International
Airport
The Avient website reports that, "An Avient Aviation operated
aircraft was involved in an accident at approximate 00:16 GMT today
while the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD11 Freighter, was
operating a charter freight flight from Pudong International
Airport in China. Preliminary information indicates that the
accident occurred on takeoff from Pudong International Airport. The
aircraft was carrying a crew of 7. At this time, the full resources
of Avient's accident response team have been mobilized and will be
devoted to cooperating with all authorities responding to the
accident."
Avient DC-10-30F
Avient is a freight operation with headquarters in Harare,
Zimbabwe, and additional offices in the UK - operating a fleet of
owned aircraft and trucks that provide operations in Africa, Asia
and Europe. Operations reportedly encompass 34 different countries
with over 55 branches and 130 reception points worldwide. The
current aircraft fleet includes DC-10-30Fs, leased 727-200Fs and an
IL-76.
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