1315

On August 31, 1982 at 12:00 AM, 1315 experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Republic of China Air Force, with the event recorded near Taoyuan AFB Taipei City (<U+81FA><U+5317><U+5E02>).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Taoyuan AFB, Taipei. Six occupants were injured while six others were killed, among them Maj-Gen Yen PingWen. The aircraft type and the registration is not confirmed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1315.