Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104
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 Investigators at the wreckage of B-2009. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 24, 1969 |
| Summary | Engine failure |
| Site | Near Tainan City, Taiwan |
| Aircraft | |
_G-APWI,_Newcastle,_26_June_66.jpg) The Handley Page Dart Herald involved in the accident in June 1966, while still in service with British United Airways | |
| Aircraft type | Handley Page Dart Herald 201 |
| Operator | Far Eastern Air Transport |
| Registration | B-2009 |
| Flight origin | Kaohsiung International Airport |
| Destination | Taipei Songshan Airport |
| Occupants | 36 |
| Passengers | 32 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 was a short-haul flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan, which was operated a Handley Page Dart Herald 201 that crashed on 24 February 1969 upon its approach for an emergency landing in Tainan Airport in Taiwan.[1]
Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft operating flight 104 was a Handley Page Dart Herald 201, MSN 157 and was registered B-2009. The aircraft was manufactured in 1963 at the Radlett Aerodrom in the UK with its registration G-APWI. It was then bought by Jersey Airlines, then British United Airways then BUIA. It was purchased by Far Eastern Air Transport.
Accident
[edit]On February 24, 1969, the B-2009 aircraft carried out the FE104 flight that ended the Spring Festival holiday and flew from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport. The flight took off at 12:03 pm, after a 13-minute delay from 11:50 am. Ten minutes after take-off, the captain told the Tainan Airport Tower that an engine failure had occurred. The aircraft's port-side engine had failed, leaving its propeller windmilling and the aircraft in a shallow descent. The flight crew decided to divert to Tainan Airport in Tainan City. Moments after receiving clearance for an emergency landing, however, the aircraft passed over a wooded area, belly-landed in a small clearing and skidded into a creek. The aircraft broke into three parts and caught fire, killing all on board.[1]
Cause
[edit]The right engine had been severely damaged, likely during takeoff, causing the aircraft to quickly lose altitude.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Accident Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 201 B-2009, Monday 24 February 1969". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ www.planecrashinfo.com https://www.planecrashinfo.com/1969/1969-10.htm. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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