Narrative:
Collision with a Chinese Air Force J-6 fighter. The Boeing landed safely, but the J-6 crashed.
» Aviation News 10-23 July 1987
accident date: 16-06-1987
type: Boeing 737-2T4
registration: B-2514
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1987 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2T4 |
| Operator: | CAAC |
| Registration: | B-2514 |
| MSN: | 23445/1155 |
| First flight: | 1985-09-18 (1 year 9 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Fuzhou Yixu Airport (FOC) ( China)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Fuzhou Yixu Airport (FOC/ZSFZ), China |
Collision with a Chinese Air Force J-6 fighter. The Boeing landed safely, but the J-6 crashed.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 250» Aviation News 10-23 July 1987
Photos
accident date: 16-06-1987
type: Boeing 737-2T4
registration: B-2514
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Fuzhou Yixu Airport as the crow flies is 657 km (410 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Fuzhou Yixu Airport as the crow flies is 657 km (410 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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