China Airlines Flight 206
The wreckage of B-156 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 August 1970 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in poor visibility |
| Site |
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| Aircraft | |
| A NAMC YS-11, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Aircraft type | NAMC YS-11A-219 |
| 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 scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a China Airlines NAMC YS-11, registered as B-156, that crashed on approach to Taipei Songshan Airport on 12 August 1970. While preparing to land, the aircraft entered into a severe thunderstorm with heavy fog. Whilst on final approach the plane crashed into a bamboo grove near the top of Yuan Mountain, killing 14 of the 31 people aboard.[1]
Background
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a year old NAMC YS-11A-219 registered as B-156. It featured two Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.542-10K turboprop engines with the manufacturing number of 2110.[2]
References
- ^ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 08121970". Airdisaster.com. 12 August 1970. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Accident NAMC YS-11A-219 B-156, Wednesday 12 August 1970". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2 October 2024.