Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 14 March 1979 |
Time: | 08:52 |
Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E |
Operator: | CAAC |
Registration: | B-274 |
MSN: | 2172 |
First flight: | 1976 |
Engines: | 3 Rolls-Royce Spey 512 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 32 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Beijing ( China)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | Beijing Xijiao Airport (ZBBB), China |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A mechanic familiar with HS-121 Trident boarded this plane alone and began takeoff roll without authorization. The plane barely gained altitude and crashed into a factory.
The motive of the mechanic was probably that he felt injustice during his service in the China Air Force, so he was intending to revenge.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.