China Airlines Flight 206


China Airlines Flight 206 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a China Airlines NAMC YS-11, registered as B-156, that crashed on approach to Taipei Songshan Airport on 12 August 1970. While preparing to land, the aircraft entered into a severe thunderstorm with heavy fog. Whilst on final approach the plane crashed into a bamboo grove near the top of Yuan Mountain, killing 14 of the 31 people aboard.

Background

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a year old NAMC YS-11A-219 registered as B-156. It featured two Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.542-10K turboprop engines with the manufacturing number of 2110.