Kaohsiung – Wangan

On June 27, 1989 at 09:06 AM, Kaohsiung – Wangan experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by Formosa Airlines, with the event recorded near Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (<U+9AD8><U+96C4><U+5E02>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Kaohsiung Airport, while in initial climb, the crew encountered engine troubles. The airplane stalled and crashed in a residential area near the airport, bursting into flames. A passenger was injured while 12 other occupants were killed as well as one people on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-12206, MSN 404-0418, year of manufacture 1978.