1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions
The wreckage of Flight 3523 | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 October 1990 |
| Summary | Hijacking leading to runway collision |
| Site | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou, China 23°11′14″N 113°16′05″E / 23.1872°N 113.2680°E |
| Total fatalities | 128 (including hijacker) |
| Total injuries | 53 |
| Total survivors | 97 |
| First aircraft | |
| A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-247 wearing the CAAC livery, similar to the hijacked aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing 737-247 |
| Operator | Xiamen Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | MF8301 |
| ICAO flight No. | CXA8301 |
| Call sign | XIAMEN AIR 8301 |
| Registration | B-2510 |
| Flight origin | Xiamen Gaoqi Airport, China |
| Destination | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China |
| Occupants | 102 (including hijacker) |
| Passengers | 93 (including hijacker) |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 82 (including hijacker) |
| Injuries | 18 |
| Survivors | 20 |
| Second aircraft | |
| A CAAC Boeing 757-21B, similar to the aircraft involved in the collision | |
| Type | Boeing 757-21B |
| Operator | CAAC |
| IATA flight No. | CA3523 |
| ICAO flight No. | CCA3523 |
| Call sign | CAAC 3523 |
| Registration | B-2812 |
| Flight origin | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China |
| Destination | Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, China |
| Occupants | 122 |
| Passengers | 110 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 46 |
| Injuries | 34 |
| Survivors | 76 |
| Third aircraft | |
| B-2402, the China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707-3J6B involved in the collision | |
| Type | Boeing 707-3J6B |
| Operator | China Southwest Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | SZ4305 |
| ICAO flight No. | CXN4305 |
| Call sign | CHINA SOUTHWEST 4305 |
| Registration | B-2402 |
| Flight origin | Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, China |
| Destination | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China |
| Occupants | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
On 2 October 1990, a hijacked Boeing 737, operating Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301, collided with two other aircraft on the runways of the old Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport while attempting to land. The hijacked aircraft struck parked China Southwest Airlines Flight 4305 first, inflicting only minor damage, but then collided with CAAC Flight 3523, a Boeing 757 waiting to take off, flipping onto its back. A total of 128 people were killed, including seven of nine crew members and 75 of 93 passengers on Flight 8301 and 46 of 110 passengers on Flight 3523.