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Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134

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Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134
A Vickers Viscount similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
DateJuly 31, 1975 (1975-07-31)
SummaryDowndraft during landing
SiteTaipei-Songshan Airport, Taipei
Aircraft
Aircraft typeVickers Viscount 837
OperatorFar Eastern Air Transport
RegistrationB-2029
Flight originHualien Airport, Hualien County
DestinationTaipei-Songshan Airport, Taipei
Occupants75
Passengers70
Crew5
Fatalities27
Injuries48
Survivors48

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134 was a scheduled domestic flight from Hualien Airport to Taipei-Songshan Airport.[1] On July 31, 1975, the Vickers Viscount 837D crashed into the runway during a storm while on approach. 27 out of the 75 occupants onboard were killed on impact, there were 48 survivors all of them made it out with injuries.[1][2][3]

It is the 3rd deadliest accident of the airline and being the 5th accident of the airline.[2]

Aircraft

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Accident

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While the Viscount aircraft was on approach to Songshan, the aircraft encountered bad weather including a thunderstorm which caused rain falls and low wind-shear. The aircraft then got hit by downdraft, causing the aircraft to stall and crash possibly 300m away from the threshold of the runway.[1][2]

Cause

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The safety board concluded that the aircraft had lost control and stalled when it was hit by low wind-shear.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Loss of control Accident Vickers 837 Viscount B-2029, Thursday 31 July 1975". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Crash of a Vickers 837 Viscount in Taipei: 27 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ "The World". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California, United States of America. 1975-08-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. ^ a b c "Viscount c/n 439 operational record". www.vickersviscount.net. Retrieved 2024-08-30.