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China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 crashes near Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, killing all 160 people on board.

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China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303

1994 aviation accident

China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 was a domestic flight from Xi'an to Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. On June 6, 1994, the aircraft operating the flight, a Tupolev Tu-154M, broke up in-flight and crashed as a result of an autopilot malfunction which caused violent…
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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Airport serving Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Xi'an, the capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi), Xi’an Airport has four terminals: T1, T2, T3,…
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June 6

Day of the year

June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.
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