# NTSB DCA10RA013: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11, Shanghai, China, November 28, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 28, 2009, 08:16 local (08:16 UTC)
- Place: Shanghai, China
- Location: 31.1434° N, 121.8050° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (ZSPD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1434&lon=121.8050&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10RA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10RA013

## Factual narrative

On November 28, 2009, at 0816 local time, a Boeing/McDonnell Douglas MD-11, manufacturer serial number 48408, Zimbabwe registration Z-BAV, operated by Avient Aviation, crashed on takeoff from runway 35L at Pudong airport, Shanghai, China. The airplane was destroyed by fire and impact forces. There were 3 fatalities and 4 serious injuries among the seven crew members aboard the cargo flight. The accident is being investigated by the CAAC of China.

## Aircraft

- Registration: Z-BAV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11 (F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 48408
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Avient Aviation
- Registered owner: Avient Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: ZSPD, Pudong Shanghai, runway 35L

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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