Chiayi – Hsinchu

On August 28, 1979 at 03:00 PM, Chiayi – Hsinchu experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by Republic of China Air Force, with the event recorded near Mt Daxue Miaoli County (<U+82D7><U+6817><U+7E23>).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 20 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Around 1400LT, the aircraft departed Chiayi on a liaison flight to Hsinchu. Weather conditions en route were not favorable with low clouds. About an hour into the flight, while cruising in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Daxue. The wreckage was found two months later, in October, in an isolated area. All 20 occupants were killed. Among the 15 passengers, seven were from the 41st Squadron and eight from the 42nd Squadron. Crew: Cpt Peng Tiansheng, pilot, Lt Zhang Shouxin, copilot, Sgt Peng Xingren, Zhou Jie +1.

Aircraft reference details include registration 3194.