| Date: | Monday 6 June 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF |
| Registration: | 3197 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Wright R-3350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 47 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Kinmen-Shang-Yi Airport (KNH) -
 Taiwan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kinmen-Shang-Yi Airport (KNH/RCBS) |
The C-119 crashed into the water of Formosa Strait a few minutes after takeoff from Kinmen. The airplane reportedly stalled following shutdown of engine no. 2.
Sources:
The Valley Independent 7-6-1983
Scramble 356
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