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China Airlines Flight 676

China Airlines Flight 676
Pieces of aircraft wreckage
Accident
Date16 February 1998
SummaryStalled and crashed while performing a go around caused by pilot error
SiteChiang Kai-shek International Airport (Short of airport), Taoyuan, Taiwan
25°05′22″N 121°13′42″E / 25.089512°N 121.228268°E / 25.089512; 121.228268
Total fatalities202
Aircraft

B-1814, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1997
Aircraft typeAirbus A300B4-622R
OperatorChina Airlines
IATA flight No.CI676
ICAO flight No.CAL676
Call signDYNASTY 676
RegistrationB-1814
Flight originNgurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Indonesia
DestinationChiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Occupants196
Passengers182[1]:52[2]
Crew14[1][2]
Fatalities196[3]
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities6

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
 Taiwan126
 Indonesia8
 United States7
 Germany6
 Sweden5
 Netherlands4
 France4
 Denmark3
 Switzerland3
 United Kingdom3
 Australia3
 New Zealand2
 Brazil2
 Canada2
 Japan2
 South Africa2
 South Korea2
 Argentina1
 Mexico1
 Ecuador1
 Greece1
 Spain1
 Ireland1
 Italy1
 Poland1
 Portugal1
 Philippines1
 Belgium1
 Croatia1
 Malaysia1
Total 197
  1. 1 2 "台灣飛安統計 1996-2005" [Taiwan Fei'an Statistics 1996-2005] (PDF). asc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Taiwan: Aviation Safety Council. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. 1 2 "華航失事班機罹難者名單公佈" [List of victims of China Airlines' wrecked flight announced]. Chinese Television System (in Chinese). Taiwan. 1998-02-16. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. Cite error: The named reference ASN - Flight 676 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).