What happened
On November 28, 2009, at 08:16 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD11, registration Z-BAV, crashed while performing a takeoff from runway 35L at Pudong airport in Shanghai, China. The aircraft was being operated by Avient Aviation as a cargo flight.
Upon impact and subsequent fire, the aircraft was destroyed. Among the seven crew members on board, there were 3 fatalities and 4 serious injuries.