Taipei - Naha
Flight / Schedule
Taipei - Naha
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800Registration
B-18616
MSN
30175/1182
Year of Manufacture
2002
Operator
China AirlinesDate
August 20, 2007 at 10:33 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Naha Okinawa
Region
Asia • Japan
Coordinates
26.2162°, 127.6819°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 20, 2007 at 10:33 AM, Taipei - Naha experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-800, operated by China Airlines, with the event recorded near Naha Okinawa.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
165 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 165 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 157, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Taipei-Taoyuan Airport at 0814LT on a schedule service to Naha with 157 passengers and a crew of 8. Following an uneventful flight, the crew was cleared to land on runway 18 and vacated via taxiway E6 then A5. After being stopped at spot 41, engines were shot down when a fire broke out somewhere in an area aft of the right engine and spread to the right wing leading edge near the n°5 slat and the apron surface below the right engine. All 165 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.
Aircraft reference details include registration B-18616, MSN 30175/1182, year of manufacture 2002.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.2162°, 127.6819°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Taipei-Taoyuan Airport at 0814LT on a schedule service to Naha with 157 passengers and a crew of 8. Following an uneventful flight, the crew was cleared to land on runway 18 and vacated via taxiway E6 then A5. After being stopped at spot 41, engines were shot down when a fire broke out somewhere in an area aft of the right engine and spread to the right wing leading edge near the n°5 slat and the apron surface below the right engine. All 165 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
157
Estimated Survivors
165
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 165
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Taipei - Naha
Operator
China AirlinesFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Japan
Aircraft Details
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