Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision

Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision
Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision

The wreckage of the China Southern Airlines Boeing 757, which had the Civil Aviation Administration of China livery.
Occurrence summary
Date October 2, 1990
Type Hijacking leading to runway collision
Site former Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport

Guangzhou, China (PRC)
Total fatalities 128
Total survivors 96
First aircraft
Type Boeing 737-25C
Operator Xiamen Airlines
Tail number B-2510
Flight origin Xiamen Airport
Destination former Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport
Passengers 93
Crew 9
Fatalities 82
Survivors 20
Second aircraft
Type Boeing 757-21B
Operator China Southern Airlines
Tail number B-2812
Flight origin former Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport
Destination Shanghai, China (PRC)
Passengers 110
Crew 12
Fatalities 46
Survivors 76
Third aircraft
Type Boeing 707-3J6B
Operator China Southwest Airlines
Tail number B-2402
Passengers 0
Crew 1
Fatalities 0
Survivors 1(all)

The Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision was the result of the hijacking of Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301. The hijacked aircraft collided with two others on the runways of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on October 2, 1990 while attempting to land. The hijacked aircraft bumped into a China Southwest Airlines aircraft first, inflicting only minor damage, but then collided with China Southern Airlines Flight 2812 and flipped on its back. Fatalities included 7 of 9 crew members and 75 of 93 passengers on the hijacked Flight 8301 and 46 of 110 passengers on Flight 2812.

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Hijacking of Flight 8301

Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301, a Xiamen Airlines flight using a Boeing 737-200,[1] was hijacked by Jiang Xiaofeng (蒋小峰, Hanyu Pinyin: Jiăng Xiăofēng) on October 2, 1990. Jiang, a 21-year old purchasing agent from Hunan, People's Republic of China (PRC), was seeking political asylum in Taiwan. He demanded that the aircraft reroute to Taipei, Taiwan.[2]

Prior to the hijacking and shortly after the aircraft took off from Xiamen, Jiang approached the cockpit while holding flowers. The security guards let him in; a TIME article stated that the guards likely let him through because they believed that Jiang was offering flowers to the pilots as a Moon Festival gift. The article stated that reportedly, once in the cockpit, he opened his jacket to reveal what appeared to be fifteen pounds of explosives strapped to his chest. The article added that Jiang ordered all crew members except for the pilot out of the cockpit.[3]

The captain of the flight explained to Jiang that the aircraft did not have enough fuel to reach Taipei, and proposed that he reroute to Hong Kong instead. Jiang refused to listen, and the negotiations went on for some time until the captain, noting that fuel was getting too low for safety, decided that he had no choice but to land.[citation needed] According to Google Maps website, flight distance: Xiamen to Guangzhou is 517km, Xiamen to Taipei is 319km, and Xiamen to Hong Kong is 631km.

Landing at Guangzhou Baiyun

Moments before landing, Jiang managed to wrestle control of the aircraft from the pilot. The 737 landed at the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, traveling at an excessive speed, and sideswiped a parked China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707-320B, slightly injuring the pilot, who was in the cockpit at the time.[4] Still unable to stop, the out-of-control 737 collided with China Southern Airlines Flight 2812, a Boeing 757[5] waiting to depart to Shanghai, before flipping over on its back and skidding to a halt.[6]

On the Xiamen Airlines 737, 7 of 9 crew members and 75 (including one American, 30 Taiwanese, and 3 people from Hong Kong) of 93 passengers died.[1] On the China Southern Aircraft all 12 crew members survived and 46 of 110 passengers died.[5] Of the passengers who died in the 757, 8 were from Taiwan.[7] A total of 128 people died in the disaster.[2] Jiang, the hijacker of the Xiamen Airlines aircraft, died.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Hijacking description for B-2510 at the Aviation Safety Network
  2. ^ a b Kristof, Nicholas D. "Hijacking Prompts Beijing Shake-Up." The New York Times. Wednesday October 10, 1990. Section A, Page 3, New York Edition. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "World Notes CHINA." TIME. Monday October 15, 1990. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  4. ^ Accident description for B-2402 at the Aviation Safety Network
  5. ^ a b Accident description for B-2812 at the Aviation Safety Network
  6. ^ WuDunn, Sheryl. "127 Killed in Jetliner Collision in China." The New York Times. Wednesday October 3, 1990. Section A, Page 3, New York Edition. Retrieved on November 24, 2009.
  7. ^ FCJ Editors. "Relatives Bring Ashes Home In Sorrow, Anger." Taiwan Journal. October 15, 1990.

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