China Airlines Flight 206

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China Airlines Flight 206
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The wreckage of B-156
Accident
Date12 August 1970
Summary Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in poor visibility
SiteYuan Mountain, near Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
25°5′28″N121°32′13″E / 25.09111°N 121.53694°E / 25.09111; 121.53694
Aircraft
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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 signDYNASTY 206
Registration B-156
Flight origin Hualien Airport, Hualien City, Taiwan
Destination Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
Occupants31
Passengers26
Crew5
Fatalities14
Survivors17

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]

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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

  1. "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 08121970". Airdisaster.com. 12 August 1970. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. "Accident NAMC YS-11A-219 B-156, Wednesday 12 August 1970". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2 October 2024.