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China Airlines Flight 140

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China Airlines Flight 140

China Airlines Flight 140 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (serving Taipei, Taiwan) to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan. On 26 April 1994, the Airbus A300 serving the route was completing a routine flight and approach, when, on approach to landing at Nagoya Airport, the takeoff/go-around setting (TO/GA) was inadvertently triggered. The pilots attempted to pitch the aircraft down while the autopilot, which was not disabled, was pitching the aircraft up. The aircraft ultimately stalled and crashed into the ground, killing 264 of the 271 people on board. The event remains the deadliest accident in the history of China Airlines, the second deadliest air crash in Japanese history after Japan Air Lines Flight 123, and the third deadliest air crash involving the Airbus A300.

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Date
26 April 1994 (1994-04-26)
Summary
Stalled and crashed on approach due to pilot error, design flaw
Site
Nagoya Airport, Nagoya, Japan 35°14′43″N 136°55′56″E / 35 °N 136 °E / 35 ; 136
Aircraft type
Airbus A300B4-622R
Operator
China Airlines
IATA flight No.
CI140
ICAO flight No.
CAL140
Call sign
DYNASTY 140
Registration
B-1816
Flight origin
Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Destination
Nagoya Airport, Nagoya, Japan
Occupants
271
Passengers
256
Crew
15
Fatalities
264
Injuries
7
Survivors
7

Tables

· Passengers
Taiwan
Taiwan
Nationality
Taiwan
Passengers
63
Crew
15
Total
78
Japan
Japan
Nationality
Japan
Passengers
153
Crew
0
Total
153
Philippines
Philippines
Nationality
Philippines
Passengers
18
Crew
0
Total
18
China
China
Nationality
China
Passengers
39
Crew
0
Total
39
Total
Total
Nationality
Total
Passengers
256
Crew
15
Total
271
Nationality
Passengers
Crew
Total
Taiwan
63
15
78
Japan
153
0
153
Philippines
18
0
18
China
39
0
39
Total
256
15
271
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