Hijacking description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 03 MAY 1986 |
| Type: | Boeing 747-2R7F |
| Operator: | China Airlines |
| Registration: | B-198 |
| C/n / msn: | 22390/482 |
| First flight: | 1980-09-30 (5 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4G2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN) (China)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
Capt. "Johnny" Wang Shi Chuen defected to China by flying to Guangzhou.
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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 Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is 1703 km (1064 miles).
Distance from Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is 1703 km (1064 miles).
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.
