Narrative:
A military Harbin H-5 bomber (license-built Ilyushin Il-28) crashed into the starboard side of the Trident when it was taxiing onto the runway.
A large hole was torn in the forward right side of the fuselage.
» Chinese aviation accidents centennial
» New Straits Times 16 September 1983, p1
» New Straits Times 18 September 1983, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 1983 |
| Time: | 09:34 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E |
| Operator: | CAAC |
| Registration: | B-264 |
| MSN: | 2169 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Engines: | 3 Rolls-Royce Spey 512 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 100 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 106 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Guilin Airport (KWL) ( China)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guilin-Qifengling Airport (KWL/ZGKL), China |
| Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China |
A military Harbin H-5 bomber (license-built Ilyushin Il-28) crashed into the starboard side of the Trident when it was taxiing onto the runway.
A large hole was torn in the forward right side of the fuselage.
Sources:
» Flight International 01 October 1983 (873)» Chinese aviation accidents centennial
» New Straits Times 16 September 1983, p1
» New Straits Times 18 September 1983, p1
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Guilin-Qifengling Airport to Beijing-Capital International Airport as the crow flies is 1744 km (1090 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Guilin-Qifengling Airport to Beijing-Capital International Airport as the crow flies is 1744 km (1090 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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