Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 2 October 1990
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-247
Owner/operator: Xiamen Airlines
Registration Number: B-2510
Location: Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN) – ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 82 / Occupants: 102
Component Affected: Boeing 737-200 and Boeing 707 aircraft.Boeing 737-200 and Boeing 707 aircraft.
On October 26, 2009, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft, Flight MF8301, was hijacked by a 21-year-old male individual. The hijacker, identified as a local man, demanded the captain fly to Taiwan and threatened to blow up the plane if Hong Kong was not landed. Despite having enough fuel to reach Hong Kong, the captain initiated an emergency landing at Guangzhou, resulting in a catastrophic crash. The incident resulted in the deaths of 120 people, including 82 victims from the China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707 (B-2402) and 46 from the China Southern Boeing 757 (B-2812). The hijacker, identified as a local man, was wanted by the local police due to a prior theft.On October 26, 2009, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft, Flight MF8301, was hijacked by a 21-year-old male individual. The hijacker, identified as a local man, demanded the captain fly to Taiwan and threatened to blow up the plane if Hong Kong was not landed. Despite having enough fuel to reach Hong Kong, the captain initiated an emergency landing at Guangzhou, resulting in a catastrophic crash. The incident resulted in the deaths of 120 people, including 82 victims from the China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707 (B-2402) and 46 from the China Southern Boeing 757 (B-2812). The hijacker, identified as a local man, was wanted by the local police due to a prior theft.

Description

Xiamen Airlines flight 8301, a Boeing 737-200, struck two aircraft during an attempted landing at Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport, China, after being hijacking, killing 82 occupants and 46 persons on another aircraft. Flight MF8301 took off from Xiamen (XMN), China at 06:57 for a domestic flight to Guangzhou (CAN). There were nine crew members and 93 passengers on board. Shortly after takeoff a man, who had been sitting in the 16th row, suddenly rushed forward. He forced his way into the cockpit, telling the crew he had 7 kg of explosives strapped to his body. He ordered the crew to fly to Taiwan. All cockpit crewmembers then had to leave the cockpit, with the captain remaining in his seat. The airplane had just enough fuel to reach Hong Kong, but the hijacker threatened to blow up the plane if the captain would land in Hong Kong. The airplane was running out of fuel and the captain had to make an emergency landing at Guangzhou. During landing or in the final phase of the approach a struggle took place in the cockpit. The Boeing touched down hard and swung to the right. It clipped a parked China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707 (B-2402) plane, ripping open the cockpit. The 737 continued and struck the left wing and centre fuselage of a China Southern Boeing 757 (B-2812) which was waiting for takeoff clearance. It then flipped over and broke apart. A fire broke out. 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. The hijacker was a 21-year old male. No explosives were found on his body. He was wanted by the local police from Linli County because he had stolen 17,000 yuan (US 3,600 by 1990 standards) from his company.

Source of Information

http://flightsafety.org/fsd/fsd_dec90.pdfhttp://flightsafety.org/fsd/fsd_dec90.pdf

Primary Cause

Hijacking and subsequent crash of two aircraft.Hijacking and subsequent crash of two aircraft.

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