CAAC Flight 3303
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A CAAC Hawker Siddeley Trident similar to the one involved.
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 26 April 1982 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Yangshuo, Guangxi, China |
| Passengers | 104 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Fatalities | 112 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Hawker Siddeley Trident |
| Operator | CAAC |
| Registration | B-266 |
| Flight origin | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), China |
| Destination | Guilin Qifengling Airport, China |
On 26 April 1982 CAAC Flight 3303 was on a flight from the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Guilin Qifengling Airport in China.[1] There were 104 passengers and 8 crew members 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, it crashed into a mountain near the town of Yangshuo, China, breaking up and catching fire on impact. The accident killed all 112 people on board.[2]
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