.jpg) B-1816, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen here in 1993 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 April 1994 |
| Summary | Stalled and crashed while landing |
| Site | Nagoya Airport, Nagoya, Japan 35°14′43″N 136°55′56″E / 35.2453°N 136.9323°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A300B4-622R |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CI140 |
| ICAO flight No. | CAL140 |
| Call sign | DYNASTY 140 |
| Registration | B-1816 |
| Flight origin | Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport, Taiwan |
| Destination | Nagoya Airport |
| Occupants | 271 |
| Passengers | 256 |
| Crew | 15 |
| Fatalities | 264 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Survivors | 7 |
China Airlines Flight 140 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (serving Taipei, Taiwan) to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan.[note 1]
On 26 April 1994, the Airbus A300 serving the route was completing a routine flight and approach, when, just seconds before landing at Nagoya Airport, the takeoff/go-around setting (TO/GA) was inadvertently triggered. The pilots attempted to pitch the aircraft down while the autopilot, which was not disabled, was pitching the aircraft up. The aircraft ultimately stalled and crashed into the ground, killing 264 of the 271 persons on board. The event remains the deadliest accident in the history of China Airlines, the second deadliest air crash in Japanese history after Japan Air Lines Flight 123, and the third deadliest air crash involving the Airbus A300.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Pollack, Andrew (27 April 1994). "261 Die When a Flight From Taiwan Crashes in Japan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Japan air safety profile". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300B4-622R B-1816 Nagoya-Komaki International Airport (NGO)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2019.