China Airlines Flight 206

China Airlines Flight 206
Accident summary
Date	12 August 1970
Summary	CFIT
Site	Taipei Airport
Passengers	26
Crew	5
Fatalities	14
Survivors	17
Aircraft type	NAMC YS-11
Operator	China Airlines
Registration	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. 12 August 1970. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
1 2 Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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China Airlines Group

Airlines

Full Service Airlines	China Airlines (Member of SkyTeam) Mandarin Airlines

Low-Cost Carrier	Tigerair Taiwan (90% Share)

Destinations

Airport Services

Taoyuan International Airport Services Limited (TIAS)
Taiwan Air Cargo Terminals Limited (TACTL)
China Pacific Catering Services (CPCS)

Hotels

Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport

Headquarters

CAL Park

History

Accidents and incidents	Flight 206 (1970) Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. (1983) Flight 006 (1985) Flight 334 (1986) Flight 358 (1991) Flight 605 (1993) Flight 140 (1994) Flight 676 (1998) Flight 642 (1999) Flight 611 (2002) Flight 120 (2007)

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