Guangzhou - Guilin

On April 26, 1982 at 04:45 PM, Guangzhou - Guilin experienced a crash involving Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, operated by CAAC - Civil Aviation Administration of China, with the event recorded near Guilin Guangxi.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

112 people were known to be on board, 112 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 104, passenger fatalities: 104, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Guilin Airport on a flight from Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. In limited visibility, the three engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Yangsu located about 40 km from Guilin. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 112 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-266, MSN 2170, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.2734°, 110.2856°.