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On [[2 October]] [[1990]], '''Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301''', a [[Xiamen Airlines]] flight using a [[Boeing 737-247]],<ref name="XiamenAirStats">{{ASN accident|id=19901002-3|type=Hijacking|title=B-2510}}</ref> was [[hijacked]] by Jiang Xiaofeng (蒋小峰, [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: ''Jiăng Xiăofēng''), a 21-year old [[Hunan]], [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) purchasing agent seeking [[political asylum]] in the [[Republic of China]] (ROC). He demanded that the aircraft reroute to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], which was and is in the jurisdiction of the ROC.<ref name="Shakeup">"[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEED9123AF933A25753C1A966958260 Hijacking Prompts Beijing Shake-Up]." ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> |
On [[2 October]] [[1990]], '''Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301''', a [[Xiamen Airlines]] flight using a [[Boeing 737-247]],<ref name="XiamenAirStats">{{ASN accident|id=19901002-3|type=Hijacking|title=B-2510}}</ref> was [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] by Jiang Xiaofeng (蒋小峰, [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: ''Jiăng Xiăofēng''), a 21-year old [[Hunan]], [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) purchasing agent seeking [[political asylum]] in the [[Republic of China]] (ROC). He demanded that the aircraft reroute to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], which was and is in the jurisdiction of the ROC.<ref name="Shakeup">"[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEED9123AF933A25753C1A966958260 Hijacking Prompts Beijing Shake-Up]." ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> |
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Prior to the hijacking and shortly after the aircraft took off from [[Xiamen]], Jiang approached the cockpit while holding [[flower]]s. The security guards let him in; a ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' article stated that the guards likely let him through because they believed that Jiang was offering flowers to the pilots as a [[Moon Festival]] token. The article stated that reportedly, once in the cockpit, he opened his jacket to reveal what appeared to be fifteen pounds of [[explosive]]s strapped to his chest. The article added that Jiang ordered all crew members except for the pilot out of the cockpit.<ref name="ChinaNotesTime">"[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,971398,00.html?promoid=googlep World Notes CHINA]." ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]''.</ref> |
Prior to the hijacking and shortly after the aircraft took off from [[Xiamen]], Jiang approached the cockpit while holding [[flower]]s. The security guards let him in; a ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' article stated that the guards likely let him through because they believed that Jiang was offering flowers to the pilots as a [[Moon Festival]] token. The article stated that reportedly, once in the cockpit, he opened his jacket to reveal what appeared to be fifteen pounds of [[explosive]]s strapped to his chest. The article added that Jiang ordered all crew members except for the pilot out of the cockpit.<ref name="ChinaNotesTime">"[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,971398,00.html?promoid=googlep World Notes CHINA]." ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]''.</ref> |
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 The wreckage of the China Southern Airlines Boeing 757, which had the Civil Aviation Administration of China livery. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 2, 1990 |
| Summary | Hijacking leading to runway collision |
| Site | former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou, China (PRC) |
| Total fatalities | 128 |
| Total survivors | 96 |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing 737-247 |
| Operator | Xiamen Airlines |
| Registration | B-2510disaster |
| Flight origin | Xiamen Airport |
| Destination | former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport |
| Passengers | 93 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Survivors | 20 |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing 757-21B |
| Operator | China Southern Airlines |
| Registration | B-2812disaster |
| Flight origin | former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport |
| Destination | Shanghai, China (PRC) |
| Passengers | 110 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Survivors | 76 |
| Third aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing 707-3J6B |
| Operator | China Southwest Airlines |
| Registration | B-2402disaster |
On 2 October 1990, Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301, a Xiamen Airlines flight using a Boeing 737-247,[1] was hijacked by Jiang Xiaofeng (蒋小峰, Hanyu Pinyin: Jiăng Xiăofēng), a 21-year old Hunan, People's Republic of China (PRC) purchasing agent seeking political asylum in the Republic of China (ROC). He demanded that the aircraft reroute to Taipei, Taiwan, which was and is in the jurisdiction of the ROC.[2]
Prior to the hijacking and shortly after the aircraft took off from Xiamen, Jiang approached the cockpit while holding flowers. The security guards let him in; a TIME article stated that the guards likely let him through because they believed that Jiang was offering flowers to the pilots as a Moon Festival token. The article stated that reportedly, once in the cockpit, he opened his jacket to reveal what appeared to be fifteen pounds of explosives strapped to his chest. The article added that Jiang ordered all crew members except for the pilot out of the cockpit.[3]
The captain of the flight explained to Jiang that the aircraft did not have enough fuel to reach Taipei, and proposed that he reroute to the British colony of Hong Kong instead. Jiang refused to listen, and the negotiations went on for some time until the captain, noting that fuel was getting too low for safety, decided that he had no choice but to land.
Moments before landing, Jiang managed to wrest control of the aircraft from the pilot. The plane landed at the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, travelling at an excessive speed, and sideswiped a parked China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707-3J6B, slightly injuring the pilot, who was on the flight deck at the time.[4] Still unable to stop, the out-of-control airliner collided with a China Southern Airlines Boeing 757-21B[5] waiting to depart to Shanghai, before flipping over on its back and skidding to a halt.[6]
On the Xiamen Airlines 737, 7 of 9 crew members and 75 (including one American, 30 Taiwanese, and 3 Hong Kongers) of 93 passengers died.[1] On the China Southern Aircraft all 12 crew members survived and 46 of 110 passengers died.[5] Of the passengers who died in the 757 8 were from Taiwan.[7] A total of 128 people died in the disaster.[2] Jiang, the hijacker of the Xiamen Airlines aircraft, died.[3]
References
- ^ a b Hijacking description for B-2510 at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ a b "Hijacking Prompts Beijing Shake-Up." The New York Times
- ^ a b "World Notes CHINA." TIME.
- ^ Accident description for B-2402 at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ a b Accident description for B-2812 at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "127 Killed in Jetliner Collision in China." The New York Times
- ^ "Relatives Bring Ashes Home In Sorrow, Anger." Taiwan Journal.
External links
- 1990 in China
- Airliner collisions on the ground
- Airliner hijackings resulting in crashes
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1990
- Aviation accidents and incidents in China
- History of Guangdong
- Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707
- Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737
- Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 757
- Terrorist incidents in 1990