CAAC Flight 3303
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On the 27 April 1982 CAAC
Flight 3303 was on a flight from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
to Guilin Qifeng Airport in China
. There were 104 passengers and 8 crewmembers on board the Hawker Siddeley Trident
with the Registration B-266. Then at 16:45 as Flight 3303 was on approach to the airport in heavy rain. The Hawker Siddeley Trident
crashed into a mountain near the town of Yangsuo, China
breaking up and caught fire on impact. The accident killed all 112 passengers and crew on board flight 3303.
Civil Aviation Administration of China
The Civil Aviation Administration of China , formerly the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China , is the aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China. It oversees civil aviation and investigates aviation accidents and incidents...
Flight 3303 was on a flight from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of the province of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Both airport codes were inherited from the previous Guangzhou airport, and the IATA code reflects Guangzhou's former romanization Canton...
to Guilin Qifeng Airport in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. There were 104 passengers and 8 crewmembers on board the Hawker Siddeley Trident
Hawker Siddeley Trident
The Hawker Siddeley HS 121 Trident was a British short/medium-range three-engined jet airliner designed by de Havilland and built by Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s and 1970s...
with the Registration B-266. Then at 16:45 as Flight 3303 was on approach to the airport in heavy rain. The Hawker Siddeley Trident
Hawker Siddeley Trident
The Hawker Siddeley HS 121 Trident was a British short/medium-range three-engined jet airliner designed by de Havilland and built by Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s and 1970s...
crashed into a mountain near the town of Yangsuo, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
breaking up and caught fire on impact. The accident killed all 112 passengers and crew on board flight 3303.