![]() Crash site of Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 | |
Accident | |
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Date | February 24, 1969 |
Summary | Engine failure |
Site | Near Tainan City, Taiwan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Handley Page Dart Herald |
Operator | Far Eastern Air Transport |
Registration | B-2009 |
Flight origin | Kaohsiung International Airport |
Destination | Taipei Songshan Airport |
Occupants | 36 |
Passengers | 32 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 36 |
Survivors | 0 |
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 was a short-haul flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan using a Handley Page Dart Herald 201 that crashed on 24 February 1969 upon its approach for an emergency landing in Tainan Airport in Taiwan.[1]
Aircraft
[edit]- Aircraft model: Handley Page Dart Herald 201[2]
- Manufacturing serial number (msn): 157
- Registration: B-2009[1][2]
Accident
[edit]On February 24, 1969, the B-2009 aircraft carried out the FE104 flight that ended the Spring Festival holiday and flew from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport. The flight took off at 12:03 pm, after a 13-minute delay from 11:50 am. Ten minutes after take-off, the captain told the Tainan Airport Tower that an engine failure had occurred. The aircraft's port-side engine had failed, leaving its propeller windmilling and the aircraft in a shallow descent. The flight crew decided to divert to Tainan Airport in Tainan City. Moments after receiving clearance for an emergency landing, however, the aircraft passed over a wooded area, belly-landed in a small clearing and skidded into a creek. The aircraft broke into three parts and caught fire, killing all on board.[1]
Cause
[edit]The right engine had been severely damaged, likely during takeoff, causing the aircraft to quickly lose altitude.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Accident Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 201 B-2009, Monday 24 February 1969". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b c www.planecrashinfo.com https://www.planecrashinfo.com/1969/1969-10.htm. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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