Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | 13 SEP 1971 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E |
| Compagnie: | People's Liberation Army - Air Force - PLAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 256 |
| Numéro de série: | 2131 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1966 |
| Equipage: | victimes: / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 9 / à bord: 9 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Öndörkhaan (Mongolie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Qinhuangdao Airport (SHP), Chine |
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A Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E jetliner was destroyed in an accident near Öndörkhaan, Mongolia. All nine on board, including Chinese Vice Premier and Minister of Defense Lin Biao were killed.
The exact events preceding Lin's death have been a source of speculation ever since. Following Lin's death, he was officially condemned as a traitor by the Communist Party of China.
The official Chinese explanation was that Lin Biao was defecting to the Soviet Union following a failed attempt to assassinate Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The airplane supposedly crashed after running out of fuel.
Sources:
» NRC Handelsblad 18.04.1990
» Wikipedia - Lin Biao
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Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
