Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 January 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3D)
Owner/operator: China Airlines
Registration Number: B-309
Location: Mt. Paku –
ÿ Taiwan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: The Douglas DC-3D aircraft itself.The Douglas DC-3D aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A China Airlines Douglas DC-3D aircraft struck Mount Paku in Taiwan, resulting in the fatalities of all 24 on board. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination, Kaohsiung, and impacted the mountain’s slopes at approximately 6420 feet. Wreckage was discovered the day after the incident.A China Airlines Douglas DC-3D aircraft struck Mount Paku in Taiwan, resulting in the fatalities of all 24 on board. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination, Kaohsiung, and impacted the mountain’s slopes at approximately 6420 feet. Wreckage was discovered the day after the incident.
Description
A China Airlines Douglas DC-3D struck Mount Paku while on a domestic flight in Taiwan, killing all 24 on board. The DC-3 departed Taitung at 19:54 for the last leg of a Kaohsiung-Taitung-Hualien roundtrip. The aircraft didn’t arrive at Kaohsiung and it appeared that the aircraft had struck the Mount Paku mountainside at 6420 feet. The wreckage was found at 18:55 the day after. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft, while flying in a downdraft of the mountain area, suddenly met with turbulence and a down current so that its altitude abruptly dropped and it hit the trees and crashed.”
Primary Cause
The aircraft encountered downdrafts within the mountain area, leading to a sudden altitude drop and subsequent impact with the trees.The aircraft encountered downdrafts within the mountain area, leading to a sudden altitude drop and subsequent impact with the trees.Share on:
