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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence | |||
| occurrence_type = Accident | |||
| name = Golden Pacific Flight 008 | |||
| date = {{start-date|March 14, 1996}} | |||
| summary = Runway overrun following pilot error due to inclement weather | |||
| type = Boeing 777-200ER | |||
| site = [[Interstate 205]], [[Lannex]], Greenfield, California, United States | |||
| total_fatalities = 192 | |||
| fatalities = 192 | |||
| aircraft_type = Boeing 777-200ER | |||
| origin = Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, Australia | |||
| destination = [[Greenfield International Airport]], Greenfield, California, United States | |||
| aircraft_name = Boeing 777-200ER | |||
| operator = [[Golden Pacific]] | |||
| IATA = GP008 | |||
| ICAO = GPA008 | |||
| callsign = GOLDEN 008 | |||
| tail_number = N27873 | |||
| passengers = 184 | |||
| crew = 8 | |||
| survivors = 0 | |||
| occupants = 192 | |||
| ground_fatalities = 12 | |||
| ground_injuries = 21 | |||
}} | |||
'''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]] 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. | ||