China Airlines Flight 2265
On 16 February 1986, a Boeing 737-281 operating a charter flight as China Airlines Flight 2265 went missing after executing a go-around after touching down at Penghu Airport, Taiwan. It was discovered several weeks later on the seabed, 19 kilometres (12 mi; 10 nmi) north of the island. All 6 passengers and 7 crew members were confirmed dead.
 B-1870, the aircraft involved in the accident, spotted at Kai Tak Airport, in 1977 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 February 1986 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into water during go-around |
| Site | Pacific Ocean, 19 km (12 mi; 10 nmi) off Magong, Taiwan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-281 |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| Registration | B-1870 |
| Flight origin | Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan |
| Destination | Penghu Airport, Taiwan |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft
The aircraft was a 17-year-old Boeing 737-200 with the registration B-1870 which was acquired by China Airlines in 1976.[1]
The aircraft was the same one involved in the China Airlines Flight 831 hijacking on 9 March 1978.
Sequence of events
The aircraft took off from Taipei on 16 February 1986 at 18:09 local time on a flight to Penghu Airport, Magong. When the aircraft touched down at 19:05 the crew felt a violent vibration at the front of the aircraft.[2] The pilots executed a go-around. After the aircraft departed the vicinity of the airport it crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast near the city of Magong. All 13 occupants were killed on impact. Searchers did not find the wreckage of the aircraft until 10 March; it was located in 190 feet (58 m) of water, 12 miles (10 nmi; 19 km) north of the island.
See also
- List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
- China Airlines Flight 140
- China Airlines Flight 676, which also crashed during a go-around in 1998, exactly 12 years later.
- One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269
- Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
- Flydubai Flight 981
- Korean Air Flight 801
References
- "B-1870 China Airlines Boeing 737-200". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-281 B-1870 Magong Airport (MZG)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 4, 2023.