Status: | |
Datum: | woensdag 28 oktober 1998 |
Type: | Boeing 737 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air China |
Registratie: | registration unknown |
Constructienummer: | |
Bouwjaar: | |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 9 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 94 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 103 |
Schade: | Geen |
Plaats: | Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (TPE) ( Taiwan)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA), China |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
Vluchtnummer: | CA905 |
Beschrijving:Air China flight 905 was diverted by its pilot to Taiwan during a flight from Beijing to Kunming. The Boeing 737 aircraft was carrying nine crew members and 94 passengers, including the pilots wife and child. The pilot reportedly made the diversion because of his dissatisfaction with his life on mainland China. The Taiwanese government dispatched four air force fighters to intercept and follow the plane to Taipeis Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport. The pilot, upon landing, then surrendered to Taiwanese officials without incident. On December 8 Taiwanese prosecutors indicted the pilot on hijacking-related charges, which carry a maximum penalty of death.
Bronnen:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1998 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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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 Beijing-Capital International Airport en Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield bedraagt 2101 km (1313 miles).
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.