CAAC Flight 2311 or China Northwest Airlines Flight 2311 was a scheduled 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 (registered in China as B-202). 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.^[1] The fast-developing fire killed 25 passengers and seriously injured 22 passengers and 4 crew members.^[1] The fire, which was started by a passenger's cigarette, destroyed the aircraft.^[1]

CAAC Flight 2311

A similar Ilyushin Il-18 at the China Aviation Museum, Beijing, China on 6 November 2008.
Accident
Date	24 December 1982
Summary	Destroyed by fire on landing
Site	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), China 23°11′0.40″N 113°16′5.11″E / 23.1834444°N 113.2680861°E / 23.1834444; 113.2680861
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Ilyushin Il-18B
Operator	CAAC Airlines, Lanzhou division (China Northwest Airlines)
Registration	B-202
Flight origin	Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW/ZLLL)
1st stopover	Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA/ZLSN)
Last stopover	Changsha Datuopu Airport (CSX/ZGCS)
Destination	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former) (CAN/ZGGG)
Passengers	58
Crew	11
Fatalities	25
Injuries	26
Survivors	44