Plane Crash List

Boeing 747-400 9V-SPK

31 October 2000 · Taipei, Taiwan · Fatal

Summary

On 31 October 2000 at about 23:17 local time, a Boeing 747-400 registered 9V-SPK, operated by Singapore Airlines Ltd, was involved in an accident near Taipei, Taiwan. 179 people were on board and 83 died, 39 were seriously injured, 32 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:17
Classification
Accident
Location
Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 747-400
Registration
9V-SPK
Operating rule
Part 129: Foreign
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
DCA01RA002

People

83 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
179 83 39 32 25

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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