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Date: 21 NOV 2004
Time: 08:20 local
Type: Canadair CRJ200LR RegionalJet
Operator: China Yunnan Airlines
Registration: B-3072 ?
Msn / C/n: 7697
Year built: 2002
Engines: 2 General Electric CF34-3B1 jet engines
Crew: 6 fatalities / 6 on board
Passengers: 47 fatalities / 47 on board
Total: 53 fatalities / 53 on board
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: near Baotou Airport (BAV)
Phase: Initial Climb
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Baotou Airport (BAV)
Destination airport: Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA)
Flight number: MU5210
Crashed into a frozen lake in Nanhai Park just two kilometers past the runway. Reportedly the aircraft struck a park ticket office before it crashed into the water. State television said two people on the ground had been killed.

Source: Xinhua

Sad News Indeed – looks like it may have occurred on departure.