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 | ICAO = GPA008
 | callsign = GOLDEN 008
-| tail_number     = N27873
+| tail_number     = VH-GSB
 | passengers      = 184
 | crew            = 8
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 | ground_injuries = 21
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-'''Golden Pacific Flight 008''' (GP8/GPC8) was a scheduled passenger flight from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to [[Greenfield International Airport]] with a stop in Hawaii. On March 14th 1996 the [[Golden Pacific]] Boeing 767-200ER operating this flight overran the runway while landing due to a loss of control resulting from strong crosswinds. There were 184 casualties on the plane and a further 12 on the ground, making for the deadliest accident in GIA since a Lockheed Electra operated by the Marine Corps crashed into the bay in 1973, and the deadliest in all of California.
+'''Golden Pacific Flight 008''' (GP8/GPC8) was a scheduled passenger flight from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to [[Greenfield International Airport]]. On March 14th 1996 the [[Golden Pacific]] Boeing 777-200ER operating this flight overran the runway while landing due to a loss of control resulting from strong crosswinds. There were 192 casualties on the plane and a further 12 on the ground, making for the deadliest accident in GIA since a Lockheed Electra operated by the Marine Corps crashed into the bay in 1973, and the deadliest in all of California.
 The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was subsequently written off.
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 == Aircraft ==
-The aircraft involved was a Boeing 777-200ER powered by 2 General Electric CF6-80C2 engines, registration VP-GSB. It rolled out of Boeing's production line in Everett on April 6, 1991, first flew the day after, and was delivered brand new to Golden Pacific on July 18, 1991.
+The aircraft involved was a Boeing 777-200ER powered by 2 General Electric GE90-95B engines, registration VP-GSB. It rolled out of Boeing's production line in Everett on April 6, 1996, first flew the day after, and was delivered brand new to Golden Pacific on July 18, 1996.
 == Accident ==
-At around 9 AM PST on 14th of march 1996. Golden Pacific flight 008 took off from Daniel Inouye Airport in Honolulu and started its 5 hour journey from Hawaii to the GIA airport. The Boeing 767-265ER had 192 souls on board. The plane started its approach to land on runway 9R, however, right before the plane would be able to touch the runway, strong crosswinds pushed the plane slightly to the left and the plane had to go around and try again. Around 4:30 pm PST the plane touched the runway again and started slowing down.
+At around 9 AM PST on 14th of march 1996. Golden Pacific flight 008 took off from Daniel Inouye Airport in Honolulu and started its 5 hour journey from Hawaii to the GIA airport. The Boeing 777-265ER had 192 souls on board. The plane started its approach to land on runway 9R, however, right before the plane would be able to touch the runway, strong crosswinds pushed the plane slightly to the left and the plane had to go around and try again. Around 4:30 pm PST the plane touched the runway again and started slowing down.
 However, due to the heavy winds and a pilot error, the plane was pushed to the right and hit a taxiway sign causing it to lose a wheel tyre a few seconds after touchdown. Due to this the plane was not able to stop in time and ended up crashing through the fences and right into the busy highway [[I-205]]. The plane hit around 15 cars before the fuel exploded seconds later.