Accident Boeing 747-409 B-18211,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22910
 
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Date:Saturday 20 September 2008
Time:03:27 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B744 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-409
Owner/operator:China Airlines
Registration: B-18211
MSN: 33735/1354
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 358
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Accident
Location:Near Bali, Indonesia (N11.29738°, E116.43448°) -   Indonesia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:TPE
Destination airport:DPS
Investigating agency: ASC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A China Airlines Boeing 747-400, registration B-18211 performing flight CI687 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Denpasar Bali (Indonesia) with 339 passengers and 19 crew, experienced severe clear air turbulence about 150 minutes before arrival in Bali. 3 cabin crewmembers and 19 passengers received minor injuries; 2 crewmembers and 1 passenger received serious injuries. The airplane landed in Denpasar without further incident. The injured were rushed to the local hospital.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: ASC
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.asc.gov.tw/main_en/docaccident.aspx?uid=343&pid=296&acd_no=153
https://www.asc.gov.tw/upload/acd_att/99adf564-7d93-423b-a85c-e824dd00f837.pdf
Full final report (chinese): https://www.asc.gov.tw/upload/acd_att/ASC-AOR-10-10-001.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
9 March 2019 B-18211 China Airlines 0 near Taipei non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Sep-2008 10:53 Alessandro Added
20-Sep-2008 12:11 Anon. Updated
20-Sep-2008 23:44 RobertMB Updated
30-Oct-2018 19:34 Eugenio Grigorjev Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Oct-2018 19:36 harro Updated [Nature, Source, Accident report, ]

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