China Eastern Airlines Flight 583
The damage to the cabin of Flight 583 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 6, 1993 |
| Summary | In-flight upset due to accidental deployment of slats caused by design flaw and pilot error |
| Site | Near the Aleutian Islands 39°N 172°E / 39°N 172°E |
| Aircraft | |
| B-2171, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Beijing Capital Airport in 1995, two years after the accident. | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 |
| Operator | China Eastern Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | MU583 |
| ICAO flight No. | CES583 |
| Call sign | CHINA EASTERN 583 |
| Registration | B-2171 |
| Flight origin | Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China |
| Stopover | Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, China |
| Destination | Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, United States |
| Occupants | 255 |
| Passengers | 235 |
| Crew | 20 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 156 |
| Survivors | 253 |
China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 was a commercial passenger flight from Shanghai, China, to Los Angeles, United States, operated by China Eastern Airlines. On April 6, 1993, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operating the flight experienced an in-flight upset due to a flight crew member inadvertently deploying the slats of the aircraft while the plane was cruising near the Aleutian Islands. The accident resulted in the death of two passengers and 156 injuries.