China Airlines Flight 676

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China Airlines Flight 676 was a flight from Bali, Indonesia to Taipei, Taiwan operated by an Airbus A300 with 197 people on board. On February 16, 1998, the plane crashed near into a residential area in Taoyuan City due to bad weather and pilot error. All 197 people died and at least 8 more on the ground.

Victims' nationalities
Nationality Total
 Taiwan 126
 Indonesia 8
 United States 7
 Germany 6
 Sweden 5
 Netherlands 4
 France 4
 Denmark 3
 Switzerland 3
 United Kingdom 3
 Australia 3
 New Zealand 2
 Brazil 2
 Canada 2
 Japan 2
 South Africa 2
 South Korea 2
 Argentina 1
 Mexico 1
 Ecuador 1
 Greece 1
 Spain 1
 Ireland 1
 Italy 1
 Poland 1
 Portugal 1
 Philippines 1
 Belgium 1
 Croatia 1
 Malaysia 1
Total 197