1983 Guilin Airport collision | |
Occurrence Type: | Accident |
Summary: | Ground collision |
Site: | Guilin Qifengling Airport, China |
Total Fatalities: | at least 11 |
Total Injuries: | at least 21 |
Total Survivors: | at least 95 |
Plane1 Image: | CAAC Trident Söderström.jpg |
Plane1 Caption: | A CAAC trident similar to the accident aircraft |
Plane2 Image: | Harbin H-5 (2911562789).jpg |
Plane2 Alt: | A similar aircraft to the accident aircraft |
Plane2 Type: | Harbin H-5 |
Plane2 Operator: | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) |
Plane1 Type: | Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E |
Plane1 Operator: | CAAC Airlines, Guangzhou division (now China Southern Airlines) |
Plane1 Tailnum: | B-264 |
Plane1 Origin: | Guilin Qifengling Airport, China |
Plane1 Destination: | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) |
Plane1 Passengers: | 100 |
Plane1 Crew: | 6 |
Plane1 Injuries: | 21 |
Plane1 Fatalities: | 11 |
Plane1 Survivors: | 95 |
The 1983 Guilin Airport collision was a ground collision between a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Harbin H-5 bomber and a CAAC (Guangzhou Division, now China Southern Airlines) Hawker-Siddeley Trident at the military – civilian Guilin Qifengling Airport, killing 11 passengers.
On 14 September 1983, a military aircraft collided into a CAAC (Guangzhou Division, now China Southern Airlines) Hawker-Siddeley Trident at the Guilin Qifengling Airport. The Trident was taxiing for take-off when it was struck by the Harbin H-5, ripping a large hole in the forward fuselage of the Trident. On board the Trident bound for Beijing were 100 passengers and 6 crew; of the 106 on board 11 passengers died and 21 were injured.[1] The fate of the Harbin H-5 and its crew was not reported.