Taichung City (臺中市) | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The aircraft was part of a formation of four Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker engaged in a refuelling mission over South China Sea. Shortly after takeoff from Ching Chuan Kang AFB in Taichung, while in initial climb, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height then stalled and crashed into the sea few miles offshore. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Gene Thomas Wright, pilots +3.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control was the consequence of windshear.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules at Ching Chuan Kang AFB: 12 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1969

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Operator:

Registration:

64-0545

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

4035

YOM:

1964

Location:

Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung)

Taichung City (臺中市)

Country:

Taiwan

Region:

Asia

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While approaching Ching Chuan Kang AFB in Taichung, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In below weather minima, the captain decided to continue the approach when the airplane struck the ground and crashed in flames short of runway threshold. Nine crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed. All three survivors died from their injuries on 14, 15 and 16 of March 1969.

Crash of a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker near Ching Chuan Kang AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1968

Type of aircraft:

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

Operator:

Registration:

61-0301

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Refuelling

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

U-Tapao - Ching Chuan Kang

MSN:

18208

YOM:

1962

Location:

Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung)

Taichung City (臺中市)

Country:

Taiwan

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

The crew was returning to his base at Ching Chuan Kang near Taichung, Taiwan, following a refuelling mission over South Vietnam. While cruising by night and in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (7,300 feet high) located about 75 km from Ching Chuan Kang AFB. The wreckage was found 1,500 feet below the summit and all six crew members were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando near Taichung: 57 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1964 at 1740 LT

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Operator:

Registration:

B-908

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Taichung – Taipei

MSN:

32950

YOM:

1944

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Captain / Total flying hours:

12453

Copilot / Total flying hours:

14911

Aircraft flight hours:

19488

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Taichung, the no. 1 engine oversped. A left turn was initiated in order to make an emergency return to the Taichung Airport or nearby military air base. The pilot lost control and the aircraft struck the ground in a left wing low and a comparatively steep nose low attitude.

Probable cause:

About 5 miles west of the accident site was Kung-Kuan Military Air Base. Six miles south-southwest was Shui-Nan Airport from where the aircraft took off. On the right side of the flight pattern was a chain of mountains. It was concluded that, when the pilot found that the left engine was overspeeding, he made an abrupt left turn to land at Kung-Kuan Military Air Base or return to Shui-Nan Airport. During the turn he lost control of the aircraft, which crashed to the ground.

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