Kaohsiung - Taipei

On February 24, 1969 at 12:00 PM, Kaohsiung - Taipei experienced a crash involving Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, operated by Far Eastern Air Transport - FAT, with the event recorded near Tainan Tainan City (<U+81FA><U+5357><U+5E02>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

36 people were known to be on board, 36 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 32, passenger fatalities: 32, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Kaohsiung Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered technical problems with the right engine. The captain informed ground about his situation and was cleared to return for a safe landing. He quickly realized he could not make it so he reduced his altitude and attempted and emergency landing. While flying a low height over a dense wooded area, the airplane went out of control and eventually crashed in flames in an open field located near Tainan. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 36 occupants were killed. The aircraft crashed 12 minutes after its takeoff from Kaohsiung Airport, bound for Taipei-Songshan Airport.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-2009, MSN 157, year of manufacture 1962.