Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104

Far Eastern Transport Flight 104

A Handley Page Dart Herald similar to the aircraft which crashed.
Occurrence summary
Date 24 February 1969
Summary Engine failure
Site near Tainan City, Taiwan
Passengers 32
Crew 4
Fatalities 36 (all)
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Handley Page Dart Herald
Operator Far Eastern Air Transport
Registration B-2009
Flight origin Kaohsiung International Airport
Destination Taipei Songshan Airport

On 24 February 1969, Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104, a short-haul flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan using a Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft crashed on approach for an emergency landing in Tainan Airport in Taiwan. The flight, with 32 passengers and 4 crew on board. Ten minutes after take-off, the aircraft's port-side engine failed, leaving its propeller windmilling and the aircraft in a shallow descent. The flightcrew decided to diverted to Tainan Airport in Tainan City. Moments after receiving clearance for an emergency landing, however, the aircraft passed over a wooded area, belly-landed in a small clearing and skidded into a creek. The aircraft broke into three parts and caught fire, killing all on board.

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