ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30072
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 April 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105C |
| Owner/operator: | CAAC |
| Registration: | B-763 |
| MSN: | S-281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin, close to Leizhou Peninsula -
 China
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Oil rig |
| Suixi Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed into sea soon after takeoff, probably due to the pilot's spatial disorientation. Visibility at that time was poor because of rain. Two survivors were able to escape from the sinking fuselage of the Bo 105 as they were not wearing seat belts.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120904141736/http://www.rotorspot.nl:80/b-1.htm
Collection of Civil Aircraft Accidents (1~4) 1949~1989. Compiled by CAAC. pp. 262-265.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2010 11:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 13:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 15:04 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2023 05:21 | RDV | Updated [[Date, Source, Narrative]] |
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