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Only four passenger 747-200s were delivered to China Airlines, all from 1979 to 1980. The other three had been in full passenger service until 1999 when they were converted to freighters. They were immediately grounded by the ROC 's Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) after the crash for maintenance checks.
China Airlines Flight 006 (call sign "Dynasty 006") was a daily non-stop 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).
The aircraft was a Boeing 747-2R7F/SCD, built in September 1980 for Cargolux as the City of Esch-sur-Alzette, registration LX-ECV, MSN 22390. It was acquired by China Airlines in June 1985 was given its registration of B-198. It had been in service for 11 years, 3 months. [1]
China has launched an investigation into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet that plunged rapidly from cruising altitude into a mountainside with 132 people on board. The crash of the Boeing ...
Firefighters continued to comb the wreckage of the China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 crash site in Wuzhou city, footage released on March 25-26 shows. The remains of all 132 people on board were ...
China Airlines Flight 605, a Boeing 747-400, resulted in a hull loss after overrunning the runway on landing at Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, in 1993.. As of December 2024, a total of 64 Boeing 747 aircraft, or just above 4% of the total number of 747s built, first flown commercially in 1970, have been involved in accidents and incidents resulting in a hull loss, meaning that the aircraft was ...
In mainland China's deadliest aviation disaster for 28 years, the Boeing 737-800 crashed in the mountains of southern Guangxi on March 21, after a sudden plunge from cruising altitude, killing all ...
Part of the wreckage of China Airlines Flight 676. China Airlines Flight 206 – The NAMC YS-11 crashed into a bamboo grove near the top of Yuan Mountain after entered inclement weather condition, killing 14 people. Formosa Airlines Flight 7623 - Crashed into the sea shortly after take-off after an electrical failure. All 13 on board die.