Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Datum: | zondag 10 augustus 1997 |
Tijd: | 08:14 |
Type: | Dornier 228-212 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Formosa Airlines |
Registratie: | B-12256 |
Constructienummer: | 8220 |
Bouwjaar: | 1993 |
Motoren: | 2 Garrett TPE331-5A-252D |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 14 / inzittenden: 14 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 16 / inzittenden: 16 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 1 km (0.6 mijl) van Matsu Airport (MFK) ( Taiwan)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taiwan |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Matsu Airport (MFK/RCMT), Taiwan |
Vluchtnummer: | 7601 |
Beschrijving:The Dornier abandoned the first approach in rain and high winds. Visibility was 6000 m. The aircraft then struck treetops and a water tower of a military unit on a hill at 290 m amsl before it crashed and caught fire. Hours after the crash, a weather observer, responsible for providing weather information to the control tower, was found setting himself aflame, airport's police said. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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» Aviation Safety Council Statistics 1996-2005
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Taipei-Songshan Airport en Matsu Airport bedraagt 200 km (125 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.