1983 Guilin Airport collision

The 1983 Guilin Airport collision was a ground collision which occurred on 12 September 1983 between a People's Liberation Army Air Force Harbin H-5 bomber and a CAAC Hawker-Siddeley Trident operating as Flight 264 at the military – civilian Guilin Qifengling Airport, killing 11 passengers and injuring 27 onboard the Trident. The fate of the crew of the Harbin H-5 is unknown.

Background

CAAC Flight 264

The aircraft operating as flight 264 was an 8 year old Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E, equipped with three Rolls-Royce Spey 512 engines. The aircraft was manufactured in 1975 with the MSN being 2169, being registered as B-264.

Accident

At 9:34 local time, a Harbin H-5 collided with a Hawker-Siddeley Trident operating as CAAC Flight 264 at the Guilin Qifengling Airport. The Trident was taxiing for take-off when it was struck by the Harbin H-5, ripping a large hole in the forward fuselage of the Trident. On board the Trident, which was bound for Beijing, were 100 passengers and 6 crew; of the 106 on board 11 passengers died and 21 were injured. It was not reported what was the fate of the H-5's crew.