ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179774
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 September 2015 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  AIDC AT-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) |
| Registration: | 0851 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Central Taiwan -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gangshan Air Force Base |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The training plane went missing during a training flight, a routine instrument flight rule training mission.
The officers were named as Major Wang Ching-yun, 32, and Lieutenant Huang Chun-jung, 23.
Wang had more than 1,489 flying hours on his record, while Huang had 116 hours.
In response to the incident, all AT-3 craft have been grounded and training missions have been suspended until the cause has been ascertained.
Both pilots died in the crash. Their bodies were found on Saturday 26 September 2015.
Sources:
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201509220013.aspx
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2808354
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/09/23/446570/AT-3-training.htm
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/af/at3/0851_e.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2015 15:45 | plcedi | Added |
| 22-Sep-2015 15:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2015 17:13 | Iceman29 | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 08:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 08:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2015 17:11 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2021 17:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature] |
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