ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4-1009 42919 Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Thursday 14 April 1960
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-4-1009
Operator:Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF
Registration: 42919
MSN: 42919
First flight: 1946
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Total:Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:10 km (6.3 mls) NE of Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA) (   Taiwan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taiwan
Destination airport:Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand
Narrative:
A Douglas DC-4 transport plane, operated by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) was destroyed when it flew into the side of Wuzhi Mountain near Taipei, Taiwan. All 18 on board were killed. Among the passengers was the RTAF chief and other officials

Sources:
» Thai Aviation History website
» St. Petersburg Times - Apr 15, 1960


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Distance from Taipei-Songshan Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 2501 km (1563 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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