 9V-SPK, the aircraft involved, 5 months before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 October 2000 |
| Summary | Crashed into construction equipment during takeoff on a closed runway |
| Site | Runway 05R, Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan 25°4′35″N 121°13′26″E / 25.07639°N 121.22389°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-412 |
| Operator | Singapore Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | SQ006 |
| ICAO flight No. | SIA006 |
| Call sign | SINGAPORE 6 |
| Registration | 9V-SPK |
| Flight origin | Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore |
| Stopover | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Destination | Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupants | 179 |
| Passengers | 159 |
| Crew | 20 |
| Fatalities | 83 |
| Injuries | 71 |
| Survivors | 96 |
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 was a scheduled passenger flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now known as Taoyuan International Airport) near Taipei, Taiwan. On 31 October 2000, at 23:18 Taipei local time (15:18 UTC), the Boeing 747-412 operating the flight attempted to take off from the wrong runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport during a typhoon. The aircraft crashed into construction equipment on the runway, killing 83 of the 179 people aboard. Ninety-eight occupants initially survived the accident, but two passengers died later from injuries in hospital.[1] It was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 747-400.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-412 9V-SPK Taipei-Taoyuan (TPE)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2008.