China Airlines Flight 206

China Airlines Flight 206

Accident summary
Date	12 August 1970
Type	CFIT
Site	Taipei Airport
Passengers	26
Crew	5
Fatalities	14
Survivors	17
Aircraft type	NAMC YS-11
Operator	China Airlines
Tail number	B-156

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.^[1] Whilst on final approach the plane crashed into a bamboo grove near the top of Yuan Mountain,^[2] killing 14 of the 31 people aboard.^[2]

References

	Taiwan portal
	Aviation portal

1. ^ "Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 08121970". Airdisaster.com. 1970-08-12. http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=08121970&reg=B-156&airline=China+Airlines. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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