1983 Guilin Airport collision
Appearance
25°11′38″N 110°19′13″E / 25.1939°N 110.3203°E
Accident | |
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Date | 14 September 1983 |
Summary | Ground collision |
Site | Guilin Qifengling Airport, China |
Total fatalities | at least 11 |
Total injuries | at least 21 |
Total survivors | at least 95 |
First aircraft | |
A CAAC trident similar to the accident aircraft | |
Type | Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E |
Operator | Civil Aviation Administration of China |
Registration | B-264 |
Flight origin | Guilin Qifengling Airport, China |
Destination | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) |
Passengers | 100 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 11 |
Injuries | 21 |
Survivors | 95 |
Second aircraft | |
Type | Harbin H-5 |
Operator | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) |
The 1983 Guilin Airport collision was a ground collision between a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Harbin H-5 bomber and a CAAC Hawker-Siddeley Trident at the military – civilian Guilin Qifengling Airport, killing 11 passengers.
The accident
On 14 September 1983, a military aircraft collided into a CAAC Hawker-Siddeley Trident at the Guilin Qifengling Airport. The Trident was taxiing for take-off when it was struck by the Harbin H-5, ripping a large hole in the forward fuselage of the Trident. On board the Trident bound for Beijing were 100 passengers and 6 crew; of the 106 on board 11 passengers died and 21 were injured.[1][2] The fate of the Harbin H-5 and its crew was not reported.
See also
- Tenerife airport disaster, the most deadly runway collision
References
- ^ Accident description for B-264 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Safety update" (PDF). Flight International: 873. 1 October 1983. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
External links
- 中国航空事故百年祭." CARNOC. 2012-10-09.
Categories:
- 1983 disasters in China
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1983
- Aviation accidents and incidents in China
- Guilin
- Accidents and incidents involving the Hawker Siddeley Trident
- CAAC accidents and incidents
- Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft
- Mid-air collisions
- September 1983 events in Asia
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