China Airlines Flight 206
1970 aviation accident
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Accident | |
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Date | 12 August 1970 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in poor visibility |
Site | Yuan Mountain, near Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | NAMC YS-11 |
Operator | China Airlines |
IATA flight No. | CI206 |
ICAO flight No. | CAL206 |
Call sign | DYNASTY 206 |
Registration | B-156 |
Flight origin | Hualien Airport, Hualien City, Taiwan |
Destination | Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
Occupants | 31 |
Passengers | 26 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 14 |
Survivors | 17 |
China Airlines Flight 206 was a flight operated by a China Airlines NAMC YS-11, registration B-156, that crashed on approach to Taipei Songshan Airport on 12 August 1970. While preparing to land, the aircraft entered thick fog and a severe thunderstorm.[1] Whilst on final approach the plane crashed into a bamboo grove near the top of Yuan Mountain,[2] killing 14 of the 31 people aboard.[2]
References
- ^ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 08121970". Airdisaster.com. 12 August 1970. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
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