Descripción:
A Boeing 707-3J6B passenger plane, registered B-2402, was damaged when it was struck by a Boeing 737 on Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN), China.
The airplane was parked on the apron when a Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737, registered B-2510, was inbound for an emergency landing, The airplane was hijacked and the captain was forced to make a fuel low emergency landing at Guangzhou.
During landing or in the final phase of the approach a struggle took place in the cockpit. The Boeing 737 touched down hard and swung to the right. It clipped the parked Boeing 707 plane, ripping open the cockpit. The 737 continued and struck the left wing and fuselage of a Boeing 757.
A total of 120 occupants of both aircraft were killed. Eight people later died in hospital. Among the fatalities, 82 victims came from B-2510 and 46 from B-2812.
» FSF Flight Safety Digest December 1990 (p.13-14)
» Correlation of Trauma and Cause of Death to Accident Reconstruction: A Case of a Flight Accident Report / Jian-Xiong Min, M.D. and Min-Zhueng Jia, M.D. (Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 37, issue 2)
accident date: 02-10-1990
type: Boeing 707-3J6B
registration: B-2402
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | martes 2 octubre 1990 |
| Hora: | 09:04 |
| Tipo: |  Boeing 707-3J6B |
| Operador: | China Southwest Airlines |
| Registración: | B-2402 |
| Numéro de série: | 20714/869 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1973 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN) ( China)
|
| Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
| Naturaleza: | - |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Chengdu Airport (CTU/ZUUU), China |
| Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 2402 |
A Boeing 707-3J6B passenger plane, registered B-2402, was damaged when it was struck by a Boeing 737 on Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN), China.
The airplane was parked on the apron when a Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737, registered B-2510, was inbound for an emergency landing, The airplane was hijacked and the captain was forced to make a fuel low emergency landing at Guangzhou.
During landing or in the final phase of the approach a struggle took place in the cockpit. The Boeing 737 touched down hard and swung to the right. It clipped the parked Boeing 707 plane, ripping open the cockpit. The 737 continued and struck the left wing and fuselage of a Boeing 757.
A total of 120 occupants of both aircraft were killed. Eight people later died in hospital. Among the fatalities, 82 victims came from B-2510 and 46 from B-2812.
Fuentes:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 8 October 1990 (31)» FSF Flight Safety Digest December 1990 (p.13-14)
» Correlation of Trauma and Cause of Death to Accident Reconstruction: A Case of a Flight Accident Report / Jian-Xiong Min, M.D. and Min-Zhueng Jia, M.D. (Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 37, issue 2)
Fotos
accident date: 02-10-1990
type: Boeing 707-3J6B
registration: B-2402
Map
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 Chengdu Airport to Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport as the crow flies is 1228 km (767 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Chengdu Airport to Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport as the crow flies is 1228 km (767 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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