1983 Guilin Airport collision
Coordinates: 25°11′38″N 110°19′13″E / 25.1939°N 110.3203°E
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 September 1983 |
| Summary | Ground collision |
| Site | Guilin Qifengling Airport, China |
| Total fatalities | at least 11 |
| Total injuries (non-fatal) | at least 21 |
| Total missing | ? |
| 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 (non-fatal) | 21 |
| Survivors | 95 |
| Second aircraft | |
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| Type | Harbin H-5 |
| Operator | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) |
| Flight origin | ? |
| Destination | ? |
| Crew | ? |
| Fatalities | ? |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | ? |
| Missing | ? |
| Survivors | ? |
The 1983 Guilin Airport collision was a ground collision between a Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Harbin H-5 bomber and a Civil Aviation Administration of China (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 Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Hawker-Siddeley Trident at the Guilin Qifengling Airport (now Guilin/Li Chia Tsun Air Base). 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 have not been 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.