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Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Lanyu

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1979
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Yung Shing Airlines
Registration:
B-12204
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lanyu - Taitung
Location:
Lanyu Islands
Taitung County (臺東縣)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Ready for departure at Lanyu Airport, the crew taxied in the runway when the twin engine airplane collided with a Taiwan Airlines Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander registered B-11107 that was taking off from runway 13/31. Both aircraft came to rest on runway and all 16 occupants in both aircraft were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew engaged on runway without permission while the Islander was taking off.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander in Lanyu

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1979
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
B-11107
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lanyu - Kaohsiung
MSN:
335
YOM:
1973
Location:
Lanyu Islands
Taitung County (臺東縣)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was cleared for takeoff from runway 13/31 and increased engine power. Few seconds prior to rotation, the twin engine airplane collided with a Yung Shing Airlines Cessna 404 registered B-12204 that entered the runway without permission. Both aircraft came to rest on runway and all 16 occupants in both aircraft were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew of the Cessna 404 engaged on runway without permission while the Islander was taking off.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-15-DC Skymaster near Taitung: 14 killed

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
43-17208
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tokyo – Kadena – Hong Kong
MSN:
22158
YOM:
1945
Location:
Taitung
Taitung County (臺東縣)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a flight from Tokyo-Haneda to Hong Kong with an intermediate stop at Kadena AFB, Okinawa. While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet over Taiwan in reduced visibility, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 32 km northwest of Taitung. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all 14 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed the accident was the result of a controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24M-15-CO Liberator near Taitung: 25 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
44-42052
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Naha - Nichols
MSN:
5988
YOM:
1944
Location:
Taitung
Taitung County (臺東縣)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Naha, Okinawa, no the airbase of Nichols, in the suburb of Manila. Enroute, while flying away from a cyclone in marginal weather conditions, the four engine aircraft christened 'Liquidator' hit the slope of a mountain located in the Seaboard Mountain Range, northeast of Taitung, Taiwan. All 25 occupants, among them PoW recently released by the Japanese troops, were killed.
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