| Date: | Wednesday 27 February 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-309C |
| Owner/operator: | China Airlines |
| Registration: | B-1826 |
| MSN: | 20262/830 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 135 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manila International Airport (MNL) -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (TPE/RCTP) |
| Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
The 707 undershot the runway on landing and caught fire.
Sources:
Flight International 08 March 1980 (726)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1970 | B-1826 | China Airlines | 0 | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |  |
unk |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; San Francisco-International Airport, CA (SFO); 15 August 1973
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