Boeing 747-200

25 May 2002 · Makung Island, Taiwan · Fatal

Summary

On 25 May 2002 at about 15:30 local time, a Boeing 747-200, operated by China Airlines Ltd, was involved in an accident near Makung Island, Taiwan. 206 people were on board and 206 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 25 May 2002 at 15:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Makung Island, Taiwan
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
Registration: Not recorded
Operator: China Airlines Ltd
Operating rule: Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Not recorded
NTSB number: DCA02RA038

People

206 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
206	206	0	0	0

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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record DCA02RA038, from the public aviation accident database.

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Also in

Taiwan 36 China Airlines Ltd. 6 Boeing 747 429 2002 2,001

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