On 16 February 1986 a Boeing 737-281 operating 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.

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China Airlines Flight 2265

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.[1]

Sequence of events

The aircraft took off from Taipei on 16 February 1986 at 18:09 local time on a scheduled domestic 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.^{[citation needed]} 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
• One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269
• Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
• Flydubai Flight 981
• Korean Air Flight 801

References

• Entry on Aviation Safety Network

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