Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134

The aircraft involved in the accident while still in service with Austrian Airlines in 1971
Accident
Date	July 31, 1975 (1975-07-31)
Summary	Downdraft during landing
Site	Taipei-Songshan Airport, Taipei
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Vickers Viscount 837
Operator	Far Eastern Air Transport
Registration	B-2029
Flight origin	Hualien Airport, Hualien County
Destination	Taipei-Songshan Airport, Taipei
Occupants	75
Passengers	70
Crew	5
Fatalities	27
Injuries	48
Survivors	48

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134 was a scheduled domestic flight from Hualien Airport to Taipei-Songshan Airport. ^[1] On July 31, 1975, the Vickers Viscount 837D crashed into the runway during a storm while on approach. 27 out of the 75 occupants onboard were killed on impact, there were 48 survivors all of them made it out with injuries. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is the 3rd deadliest accident of the airline and being the 5th accident of the airline. ^[2]

Aircraft

• Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 837D ^{[1] [2] [4]}
• MSN: 439 ^{[1] [2] [4]}
• Registration: B-2029 ^{[1] [2] [4]}

Accident

While the Viscount aircraft was on approach to Songshan, the aircraft encountered bad weather including a thunderstorm which caused rain falls and low wind-shear. The aircraft then got hit by downdraft, causing the aircraft to stall and crash possibly 300m away from the threshold of the runway. ^{[1] [2]}

Cause

The safety board concluded that the aircraft had lost control and stalled when it was hit by low wind-shear. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Loss of control Accident Vickers 837 Viscount B-2029, Thursday 31 July 1975". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
2. "Crash of a Vickers 837 Viscount in Taipei: 27 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
3. "The World". The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California, United States of America. 1975-08-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
4. "Viscount c/n 439 operational record". www.vickersviscount.net. Retrieved 2024-08-30.