Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104

Far Eastern Transport Flight 104
A Handley Page Dart Herald similar to the aircraft which crashed.
Occurrence
Date 24 February 1969
Summary Engine failure
Site near Tainan City, Taiwan
Aircraft
Aircraft type Handley Page Dart Herald
Operator Far Eastern Air Transport
Registration B-2009
Flight origin Kaohsiung International Airport
Destination Taipei Songshan Airport
Passengers 32
Crew 4
Fatalities 36 (all)
Survivors 0

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 was a short-haul flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan using a Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft that crashed on 24 February 1969 upon its 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 divert 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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