Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 April 1982
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E
Owner/operator: CAAC, lsf People’s Liberation Army – Air Force – PLAAF
Registration Number: B-266
Location: Gongcheng County, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 112 / Occupants: 112
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A CAAC flight 3303 crashed into a mountain, resulting in the deaths of all 112 passengers and crew.A CAAC flight 3303 crashed into a mountain, resulting in the deaths of all 112 passengers and crew.
Description
CAAC flight 3303 crashed into a mountain, about 60 km SE of Guilin. All 112 on board were killed. The aircraft was attached to the Chinese Air Force’s 34th Air Division and operated for CAAC.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during descent or takeoff.Mechanical failure during descent or takeoff.Share on:
