Incident Overview
On a flight from Xiamen to Guangzhou, a young man hijacked the aircraft with the intention of diverting to Taiwan. He took the place of the copilot, who had left the cockpit, and continued the flight alongside the captain.
Sequence of Events
During the final approach to Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport, the hijacker realized that the aircraft was not heading to Taiwan and began to physically struggle with the captain. The captain lost control of the airplane. Upon touchdown, the Boeing 737 veered off the runway to the right at high speed, rolling across the apron. It first struck the cockpit of a parked Boeing 707 operated by China Southwest Airlines (registered B-2402), then rolled over a truck, and eventually collided with a parked Boeing 757 operated by China Southern Airlines (registered B-2812).
Aftermath
All three aircraft were destroyed. The accident resulted in 130 fatalities: 82 on board the B737, one pilot on the B707, one driver on the ground, and 46 passengers on the B757.
Probable Cause
The official finding attributed the accident to loss of control upon landing after being hijacked.