Hualien - Taipei

On October 26, 1989 at 06:55 PM, Hualien - Taipei experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by China Airlines, with the event recorded near Hualien Hualien County (<U+82B1><U+84EE><U+7E23>).

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

54 people were known to be on board, 54 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 47, passenger fatalities: 47, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following a night takeoff from runway 03 at Hualien Airport, while climbing, the crew initiated a turn to the left when, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Chiashan Mountain Range located about 10 km northwest of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 54 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-180, MSN 23795, year of manufacture 1986.