What the records say
- When
- 24 Dec 1982
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 23.18° N, 113.27° E
- Description
- 1982 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 25
CAAC Flight 2311
1982 aviation accident
CAAC Flight 2311 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Changsha Datuopu Airport, in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China, to the former Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. On 24 December 1982, it was flown by an Ilyushin Il-18B. After landing at Baiyun Airport, a fire in the cabin produced toxic smoke whereupon the crew stopped the aircraft on the runway and evacuated the passengers.
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