CAAC Flight 2311

CAAC

Industry	Aviation
Headquarters	Changsha , China
Products	Passenger air transport

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CAAC Flight 2311 operated as a domestic passenger service connecting Changsha Datuopu Airport in Changsha, the capital city of Hunan Province, China, with the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. On the date of 24 December 1982, the flight was conducted using an Ilyushin Il-18B aircraft registered in China under the tail number B-202. Upon touchdown at Baiyun Airport, a cabin fire broke out, generating hazardous smoke. The flight crew halted the plane on the runway and initiated passenger evacuation procedures. The rapidly spreading blaze resulted in the deaths of 25 passengers and inflicted severe injuries on 22 passengers along with four crew members. Investigation determined that the fire originated from a cigarette ignited by a passenger, ultimately leading to the total destruction of the aircraft.

Aircraft

The involved aircraft, bearing registration B-202, was an Ilyushin Il-18B model powered by four turboprop engines. This airframe was manufactured in the Soviet Union in the year 1959.

See also

• Inflight smoking
• Olympic Airways v. Husain – a United States Supreme Court case concerning a passenger fatality linked to inflight smoking

Comparable incidents

• Saudia Flight 163
• Air Canada Flight 797
• China Airlines Flight 120

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