- China Airlines Flight 206
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China Airlines Flight 206 Accident summary Date 12 August 1970 Type CFIT Site Taipei Airport Passengers 26 Crew 5 Fatalities 14 Survivors 17 Aircraft type NAMC YS-11 Operator China Airlines Tail number B-156 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
- ^ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 08121970". Airdisaster.com. 1970-08-12. http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=08121970®=B-156&airline=China+Airlines. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ a b Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
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