Date: | June 06, 1994 |
Location: | Xi'an, China |
Aircraft: | Tupolev TU-154M |
Reg: | N954VJ |
Airline: | China Northwest Airlines |
Flight No: | 2303 |
Fatalities: | 160 : 160 |
The plane broke-up in flight 10 minutes after taking off. Auto-pilot induced oscillations caused the aircraft to shake violently. The autopilot yaw-channel was accidentally connected to the bank control and the bank-channel to the yaw controls. |