ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328644
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 March 1979 |
| Time: | 08:52 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E |
| Owner/operator: | CAAC |
| Registration: | B-274 |
| MSN: | 2172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Spey 512 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beijing -
 China
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Beijing Xijiao Airport (ZBBB) |
A mechanic familiar with HS-121 Trident boarded this plane alone and began takeoff roll without authorization. The plane barely gained altitude and crashed into a factory.
The motive of the mechanic was probably that he felt injustice during his service in the China Air Force, so he was intending to revenge.
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