CAAC Flight 2311
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A similar Ilyushin Il-18 at the China Aviation Museum, Xiaotangshanzen, Datang Shan, Beijing, China on 6 November 2008. | |
| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 24 December 1982 |
| Summary | Destroyed by fire on landing |
| Site |
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China 23°11′0.40″N 113°16′5.11″E / 23.1834444°N 113.2680861°ECoordinates: 23°11′0.40″N 113°16′5.11″E / 23.1834444°N 113.2680861°E |
| Passengers | 58 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 25 |
| Survivors | 44 |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-18B |
| Registration | B-202 |
| Flight origin | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX/ZGHA), China |
| Destination | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China |
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CAAC Flight 2311 was a scheduled passenger flight from Changsha Huanghua International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. On 24 December 1982 it was flown by an Ilyushin Il-18B (registered in China as B-202), when after landing at Baiyun Airport a cabin fire produced toxic smoke whereupon the crew stopped the aircraft on the runway and evacuated the passengers.[1] The fast-developing fire killed 25 passengers and seriously injured 22 passengers and four crew members.[1] The fire, which was started by a passenger's cigarette, destroyed the aircraft.[1]
Aircraft
The aircraft B-202 was an Ilyushin Il-18B four-engined turboprop built in the Soviet Union in 1959.
See also
- Inflight smoking
- Olympic Airways Flight 417 – Another occurrence caused by inflight smoking.
Similar accidents
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.
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