CAAC Flight 3303

CAAC Flight 3303

A CAAC Hawker Siddeley Trident similar to the one involved.
Accident summary
Date 26 April 1982
Summary Controlled flight into terrain
Site Near Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
Passengers 104
Crew 8
Fatalities 112 (all)
Injuries (non-fatal) 0
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Hawker Siddeley Trident
Operator CAAC
Registration B-266
Flight origin Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), China
Destination Guilin Qifengling Airport, China

On 26 April 1982 CAAC Flight 3303 was on a flight from the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Guilin Qifengling Airport in China which crashed into a mountain and killed 112 people.[1] [2]

Passengers and Crew

There were 104 passengers and 8 crew members on board the Hawker Siddeley Trident with the registration B-266.

Accident

at 16:45, as Flight 3303 was on approach to the airport in heavy rain, it crashed into a mountain near the town of Yangshuo, China, breaking up and catching fire on impact. The accident killed all 112 people on board.

References

  1. ↑ 1981年以来中国民航重大事故介绍 (in Chinese). Xmyzl.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "1982 "4·26"桂林空难 – 专题信息 – 桂林生活网新闻中心" (in Chinese). News.guilinlife.com. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

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