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China Airlines Flight 611 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong.
Flight 611 may refer to: United Air Lines Flight 611, first incident involving the Boeing 737, failure during takeoff, 1970; Southwest Air Lines Flight 611, landing accident, 1982 – pilot error, runway overrun; China Airlines Flight 611, crashed 2002, with 225 deaths – poor repairs
China Airlines Flight 006; China Airlines Flight 120; China Airlines Flight 140; China Airlines Flight 204; China Airlines Flight 206; China Airlines Flight 334; China Airlines Flight 358; China Airlines Flight 605; China Airlines Flight 611; China Airlines Flight 642; China Airlines Flight 676
China Airlines Flight 006 was a daily non-stop international passenger flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport.On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident, following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
25 May – China Airlines Flight 611, a Boeing 747-200B, breaks apart in flight and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 passengers and crew. An investigation blames the accident on metal fatigue caused by inadequate maintenance 22 years earlier.
China Airlines Flight 120 [2] was a regularly scheduled flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City), Taiwan to Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. On 20 August 2007 the Boeing 737-809 (WL) aircraft operating the flight caught fire and exploded after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport.
On 25 May 2002, China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after taking off from Taipei, killing all 225 people on board. A faulty repair to the lower rear skin of the aircraft following a tailstrike more than 20 years earlier had caused the entire tail section to weaken and fail.
China Airlines Flight 611, improper repairs to a previous tailstrike on landing, resulting in catastrophic failure twenty-two years later. Middle East Airlines Flight 304, tailstrike on landing at Cairo International Airport. 14 years later it would crash in Egypt as Metrojet Flight 9268.