Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 May 1983
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E
Owner/operator: CAAC
Registration Number: B-296
Location: Chunchon Air Base –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 111
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A CAAC crew member was injured after being shot in the leg while attempting to land a Trident aircraft on the US Army Camp Page runway in Chunchon, South Korea. The aircraft landed approximately 100 meters short of the runway, causing minimal damage. The plane and passengers were subsequently returned to China.A CAAC crew member was injured after being shot in the leg while attempting to land a Trident aircraft on the US Army Camp Page runway in Chunchon, South Korea. The aircraft landed approximately 100 meters short of the runway, causing minimal damage. The plane and passengers were subsequently returned to China.
Description
Six hijackers demanded to be taken to South Korea. In the process a CAAC crew member was injured after being shot in the leg. The Trident landed on the US Army Camp Page runway at Chunchon. It overran the runway by about 100 m but did not sustain damage. The airplane and passengers were later returned to China. Number of crew and passengers is presumed.
Primary Cause
Aircraft landing near runway boundary, resulting in crew injury.Aircraft landing near runway boundary, resulting in crew injury.Share on:
