| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | B-1816 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Airbus A300 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Airbus A300 |
| Aircraft Version: | Airbus A300B4-622R |
| C/n (msn): | 580 |
| Operator Titles: | China Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Hong Kong, China |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VHHH IATA: HKG Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 23 April 1994 |
| Photo by: | LRS747 |
| Photo ID: | 231902 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered new 28th Jan 1991. China Airlines, flight CI140 departed RCTP for RJNA and during the appraoch the f/o inadvertently selected TOGA (go-around) mode and as the crew did not realise they tried to manually continue the approach but the aircraft stalled and crashed from 1800ft onto the runway and burst into flames. 7 out of 256 pax survived, all 15 crew died. 26th Apr 1994 This photo is copyright © LRS747, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 April 2020, and has since been viewed 1815 times. |