Narrative:
The aircraft entered a shallow descent to make an emergency landing 10 minutes after takeoff. The no. 2 engine had probably failed, with the no. 2 prop windmilling. The aircraft passed over a wooded area and belly-landed in a small cleared area and skidded into a creek.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 February 1969 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 201 |
| Operator: | Far Eastern Air Transport - FEAT |
| Registration: | B-2009 |
| MSN: | 157 |
| First flight: | 1963-05-08 (5 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart (series unknown) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 36 / Occupants: 36 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Tainan ( Taiwan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH), Taiwan |
| Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taiwan | |
| Flightnumber: | 104 |
The aircraft entered a shallow descent to make an emergency landing 10 minutes after takeoff. The no. 2 engine had probably failed, with the no. 2 prop windmilling. The aircraft passed over a wooded area and belly-landed in a small cleared area and skidded into a creek.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Flight International 13 March 1969 (p.398)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei-Songshan Airport as the crow flies is 301 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei-Songshan Airport as the crow flies is 301 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.
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