1983 Guilin Airport collision


The 1983 Guilin Airport collision was a ground collision between a People's Liberation Army Air Force Harbin H-5 bomber and a CAAC Hawker-Siddeley Trident at the military – civilian Guilin Qifengling Airport, killing 11 passengers.

The accident

On 14 September 1983, a military aircraft collided into a CAAC Hawker-Siddeley Trident 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 bound for Beijing were 100 passengers and 6 crew; of the 106 on board 11 passengers died and 21 were injured. The fate of the Harbin H-5 and its crew was not reported.