China Airlines Flight 206

China Airlines Flight 206
The wreckage of B-156
Accident
Date12 August 1970
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in poor visibility
SiteYuan Mountain, near Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeNAMC YS-11
OperatorChina Airlines
IATA flight No.CI206
ICAO flight No.CAL206
Call signDYNASTY 206
RegistrationB-156
Flight originHualien Airport, Hualien City, Taiwan
DestinationSongshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
Occupants31
Passengers26
Crew5
Fatalities14
Survivors17

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

  1. ^ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 08121970". Airdisaster.com. 12 August 1970. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network


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