| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 06, 1994 |
| Time: | 0820 |
| Location: | Near Xi'an, China |
| Operator: | China Northwest Airlines |
| Flight #: | 2303 |
| Route: | Xian - Guangzhou |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-154M |
| Registration: | B-2610 |
| cn / ln: | 86A-740 |
| Aboard: | 160 (passengers:146 crew:14) |
| Fatalities: | 160 (passengers:146 crew:14) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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