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 Crash site of
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 February 1969 |
| Summary | Engine failure |
| Site | Near Tainan City, Taiwan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Handley Page Dart Herald |
| Operator | Far Eastern Air Transport |
| Registration | B-2009 |
| Flight origin | Kaohsiung International Airport |
| Destination | Taipei Songshan Airport |
| Occupants | 36 |
| Passengers | 32 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 was a short-haul flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan using a Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft that crashed on 24 February 1969 upon its approach for an emergency landing in Tainan Airport in Taiwan.
Aircraft
- Aircraft model: Handley Page Dart Herald
- Manufacturing serial number (msn): 157
- Registration: B-2009
Accident
On February 24, 1969, the B-2009 aircraft carried out the FE104 flight that ended the Spring Festival holiday and flew from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport. The flight took off at 12:03 pm, after a 13-minute delay from 11:50 am. Ten minutes after take-off, the captain told the Tainan Airport Tower that an engine failure had occurred. The aircraft's port-side engine had failed, leaving its propeller windmilling and the aircraft in a shallow descent. The flight crew decided to divert to Tainan Airport in Tainan City. Moments after receiving clearance for an emergency landing, however, the aircraft passed over a wooded area, belly-landed in a small clearing and skidded into a creek. The aircraft broke into three parts and caught fire, killing all on board.
Cause
The right engine had been severely damaged, causing the aircraft to quickly lose altitude.
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- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1969
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- Aviation accidents and incidents in Taiwan
- Accidents and incidents involving the Handley Page Dart Herald
- Far Eastern Air Transport accidents and incidents
- 1969 in Taiwan
- February 1969 events in Asia
- History of Tainan
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- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by engine failure
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Crash site of
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 February 1969 |
| Summary | Engine failure |
| Site | Near Tainan City, Taiwan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Handley Page Dart Herald |
| Operator | Far Eastern Air Transport |
| Registration | B-2009 |
| Flight origin | Kaohsiung International Airport |
| Destination | Taipei Songshan Airport |
| Occupants | 36 |
| Passengers | 32 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 was a short-haul flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan using a Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft that crashed on 24 February 1969 upon its approach for an emergency landing in Tainan Airport in Taiwan.
Aircraft
- Aircraft model: Handley Page Dart Herald
- Manufacturing serial number (msn): 157
- Registration: B-2009
Accident
On February 24, 1969, the B-2009 aircraft carried out the FE104 flight that ended the Spring Festival holiday and flew from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport. The flight took off at 12:03 pm, after a 13-minute delay from 11:50 am. Ten minutes after take-off, the captain told the Tainan Airport Tower that an engine failure had occurred. The aircraft's port-side engine had failed, leaving its propeller windmilling and the aircraft in a shallow descent. The flight crew decided to divert to Tainan Airport in Tainan City. Moments after receiving clearance for an emergency landing, however, the aircraft passed over a wooded area, belly-landed in a small clearing and skidded into a creek. The aircraft broke into three parts and caught fire, killing all on board.
Cause
The right engine had been severely damaged, causing the aircraft to quickly lose altitude.
References
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| This article about an aviation accident is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1969
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failure
- Aviation accidents and incidents in Taiwan
- Accidents and incidents involving the Handley Page Dart Herald
- Far Eastern Air Transport accidents and incidents
- 1969 in Taiwan
- February 1969 events in Asia
- History of Tainan
- 1969 disasters in Taiwan
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by engine failure
- Aviation accident stubs