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Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 08:16
Location: Shanghai, China
Operator: Avient Aviation Flight: 324
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Reg: Z-BAV cn: 48408/457
Aboard: 7 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0
Route: Shanghai, China - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Details: The cargo plane veered off the runway, crashed and burned after the tail struck the ground as it attempted to take off. Three of 7 crew members were killed.