China Airlines Flight 206

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]

China Airlines Flight 206
B-156, the aircraft involved, seen at Songshan Airport, between 1969 and 1970.
Accident
Date12 August 1970
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and 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

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. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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