China Airlines Flight 206
China Airlines Flight 206 was a flight operated by a China Airlines NAMC YS-11, registration B-156, that crashed on approach to Taipei Songshan Airport on 12 August 1970. While preparing to land, the aircraft entered thick fog and a severe thunderstorm. Whilst on final approach the plane crashed into a bamboo grove near the top of Yuan Mountain, killing 14 of the 31 people aboard.
The wreckage of B-156 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 August 1970 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in poor visibility |
| Site | Yuan Mountain, near Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | NAMC YS-11 |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CI206 |
| ICAO flight No. | CAL206 |
| Call sign | DYNASTY 206 |
| Registration | B-156 |
| Flight origin | Hualien Airport, Hualien City, Taiwan |
| Destination | Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Occupants | 31 |
| Passengers | 26 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Survivors | 17 |
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