1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions

Guangzhou Baiyun airport disaster
Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 · China Southern Airlines Flight 3523 · China Southwest Airlines Flight 4305

The wreckage of the China Southern Airlines Boeing 757, which had the Civil Aviation Administration of China livery.
Hijacking
Date	2 October 1990 (1990-10-02)
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 / 23.1872; 113.2680
Total fatalities	128
Total injuries	53
Total survivors	97
First aircraft
A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-200 wearing the CAAC livery, similar to the accident 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
Destination	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Occupants	102
Passengers	93
Crew	9
Fatalities	82
Injuries	18
Survivors	20
Second aircraft
A China Southern Airlines Boeing 757-200 wearing the CAAC livery, similar to the accident aircraft.
Type	Boeing 757-21B
Operator	China Southern Airlines
IATA flight No.	CZ3523
ICAO flight No.	CSN3523
Call sign	CHINA SOUTHERN 3523
Registration	B-2812
Flight origin	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Destination	Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
Occupants	122
Passengers	110
Crew	12
Fatalities	46
Injuries	34
Survivors	76
Third aircraft
B-2402, the China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707 involved in the collisions, taken in 1983
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
Destination	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
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 China Southern Airlines 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.