Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident crash, Aug 31, 1988 (7 killed)
Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident accident on August 31, 1988 near Hong Kong-Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China with 7 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error combined with...
- Date: August 31, 1988
- Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident
- Location: Hong Kong-Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error combined with bad weather.
CAAC Flight 301, a Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E from Guangzhou, landed at Kai Tak in rain and low visibility. Its right wing clipped the approach lights, it ran off the runway promontory and slid into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people, and the crash closed the airport for more than six hours.