Taipei - Hong Kong

On November 21, 1971 at 09:50 PM, Taipei - Hong Kong experienced a crash involving Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, operated by China Airlines, with the event recorded near Penghu Islands (Pescadores Islands) Penghu County (<U+6F8E><U+6E56><U+7E23>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

25 people were known to be on board, 25 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While cruising by night over the Taiwan Strait en route from Taipei to Hong Kong, the airplane disappeared from the radar screen without any distress call on part of the flying crew. Debris were found in the next early morning, floating on water off the Penghu Islands (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan. None of the 25 occupants survived the crash, among them the Ambassador of Brazil in China. Eye witnesses reported that the airplane disintegrated in the air.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-1852, MSN 122, year of manufacture 1962.