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Last updated: 27 January 2021
Estado:
Fecha:jueves 2 enero 1969
Hora:20:12
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3D)
Operador:China Airlines
Registración: B-309
Numéro de série: 12541
Año de Construcción: 1944
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 19 / Ocupantes: 19
Total:Fatalidades: 24 / Ocupantes: 24
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:Mt. Paku (   Taiwan)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Taitung Airport (TTT/RCFN), Taiwan
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH), Taiwan
Número de Vuelo: 227
Descripción:
The DC-3 departed Taitung at 19:54 for the last leg of a Kaohsiung-Taitung-Hualien vv. roundtrip. The aircraft didn't arrive at Kaohsiung and it appeared that the aircraft had struck the Mount Paku mountainside at 6420 feet. The wreckage was found at 18:55 the day after.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft, while flying in a downdraft of the mountain area, suddenly met with turbulence and a down current so that its altitude abruptly dropped and it hit the trees and crashed."



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Distance from Taitung Airport to Kaohsiung International Airport as the crow flies is 79 km (49 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 3914th loss
  • 1505th accidente fatal
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  • 132nd worst accident (actualmente)
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