CAAC Flight 301
CAAC Flight 301, a Hawker Siddeley Trident operated by CAAC Guangzhou Regional Administration (now China Southern Airlines) from Guangzhou Baiyun to Hong Kong Kai Tak, ran off the runway in Hong Kong on 31 August 1988 after clipping approach lights. This was the first accident of China Southern Airlines since the split of CAAC Airlines from 1 July 1988. Six crew members and one passenger perished in the accident. The crash shut down Kai Tak Airport for more than six hours after the accident.
Trident 2b B-2219, sister ship to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 August 1988 |
| Summary | A combination of pilot error and bad weather |
| Site | Kowloon Bay near Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E |
| Operator | CAAC Guangzhou Regional Administration (now China Southern Airlines) |
| Registration | B-2218 |
| Flight origin | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former) |
| Destination | Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport |
| Passengers | 78 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Injuries | 15 |
| Survivors | 82 |
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