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Singapore Airlines Flight 006

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Singapore Airlines Flight 006

Singapore Airlines Flight 006 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now known as Taoyuan International Airport) near Taipei, Taiwan. On 31 October 2000, at 23:18 Taipei local time (14:18 UTC), the Boeing 747-400 operating the flight attempted to take off from the wrong runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport during a typhoon. The aircraft crashed into construction equipment on the runway, killing 83 of the 179 people aboard. Ninety-eight occupants initially survived the accident, but two passengers died later from injuries in the hospital. This was the first fatal crash involving a Boeing 747-400, and also the first fatal accident in the history of Singapore Airlines.

Infobox

Date
31 October 2000 (2000-10-31)
Summary
Crashed into construction equipment during takeoff on a closed runway
Site
Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan 25°4′35″N 121°13′26″E / 25 °N 121 °E / 25 ; 121
Aircraft type
Boeing 747-412
Operator
Singapore Airlines
IATA flight No.
SQ006
ICAO flight No.
SIA006
Call sign
SINGAPORE 6
Registration
9V-SPK
Flight origin
Changi Airport, Changi, Singapore
Stopover
Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Destination
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupants
179
Passengers
159
Crew
20
Fatalities
83
Injuries
71
Survivors
96

Tables

· Casualties › Nationalities of passengers and crew
Total
Total
Nationality
Total
Passengers
Died
Passengers
Survived
Passengers
Total
Crew
Died
Crew
Survived
Crew
Total
Total
Died
Total
Survived
Australia
Australia
Nationality
Australia
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
0
Total
1
Cambodia
Cambodia
Nationality
Cambodia
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
0
Total
1
Canada
Canada
Nationality
Canada
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
0
Total
1
Germany
Germany
Nationality
Germany
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
0
Total
1
India
India
Nationality
India
Passengers
11
Passengers
10
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
11
Total
10
Total
1
Indonesia
Indonesia
Nationality
Indonesia
Passengers
5
Passengers
1
Passengers
4
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
5
Total
1
Total
4
Ireland
Ireland
Nationality
Ireland
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
0
Total
1
Japan
Japan
Nationality
Japan
Passengers
1
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
1
Total
0
Malaysia
Malaysia
Nationality
Malaysia
Passengers
8
Passengers
4
Passengers
4
Crew
1
Crew
0
Crew
1
Total
9
Total
4
Total
5
Mexico
Mexico
Nationality
Mexico
Passengers
3
Passengers
0
Passengers
3
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
3
Total
0
Total
3
Netherlands
Netherlands
Nationality
Netherlands
Passengers
1
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
1
Total
0
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nationality
New Zealand
Passengers
2
Passengers
0
Passengers
2
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
2
Total
0
Total
2
Philippines
Philippines
Nationality
Philippines
Passengers
1
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
1
Total
0
Singapore
Singapore
Nationality
Singapore
Passengers
11
Passengers
8
Passengers
3
Crew
17
Crew
4
Crew
13
Total
28
Total
12
Total
16
Spain
Spain
Nationality
Spain
Passengers
1
Passengers
0
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
0
Total
1
Taiwan
Taiwan
Nationality
Taiwan
Passengers
55
Passengers
26
Passengers
29
Crew
2
Crew
0
Crew
2
Total
57
Total
26
Total
31
Thailand
Thailand
Nationality
Thailand
Passengers
2
Passengers
0
Passengers
2
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
2
Total
0
Total
2
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Nationality
United Kingdom
Passengers
4
Passengers
2
Passengers
2
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
4
Total
2
Total
2
United States
United States
Nationality
United States
Passengers
47
Passengers
24
Passengers
23
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
47
Total
24
Total
23
Vietnam
Vietnam
Nationality
Vietnam
Passengers
2
Passengers
1
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Crew
0
Crew
0
Total
2
Total
1
Total
1
Total
Total
Nationality
Total
Passengers
159
Passengers
79
Passengers
80
Crew
20
Crew
4
Crew
16
Total
179
Total
83
Total
96
Nationality
Passengers
Crew
Total
Total
Died
Survived
Total
Died
Survived
Total
Died
Survived
Australia
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Cambodia
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Canada
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Germany
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
India
11
10
1
0
0
0
11
10
1
Indonesia
5
1
4
0
0
0
5
1
4
Ireland
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Japan
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Malaysia
8
4
4
1
0
1
9
4
5
Mexico
3
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
3
Netherlands
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
New Zealand
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
Philippines
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Singapore
11
8
3
17
4
13
28
12
16
Spain
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Taiwan
55
26
29
2
0
2
57
26
31
Thailand
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
United Kingdom
4
2
2
0
0
0
4
2
2
United States
47
24
23
0
0
0
47
24
23
Vietnam
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
Total
159
79
80
20
4
16
179
83
96

References

  1. simplified Chinese: 方志刚; traditional Chinese: 方志剛; pinyin: Fāng Zhìgāng; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fong Chṳ-kông
  2. simplified Chinese: 黄庆龙; traditional Chinese: 黃慶龍; pinyin: Huáng Qìnglóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Khèng-lêng
  3. The captain.
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    http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20001031-0
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    https://www.flightera.net/en/planes/9V-SPK
  6. BBC News
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/1000882.stm
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20070928135643/http://www.asc.gov.tw/author_files/SQ006_ENG.pdf
  8. Channel NewsAsia
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081105002156/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/sq006/about.htm
  9. BBC News
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1005503.stm
  10. Channel NewsAsia
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071201215925/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/sq006/0411special.htm
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    https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/how-to-survive-an-air-crash-7294901.html
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20090205183657/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0UBT/is_18_16/ai_85468803/pg_3
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20090123065638/http://getforme.com/tragedy_sq006_passengerandcrewlist.htm
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20090410103556/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/sq006/0511special.htm
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    http://www.singaporeair.com/report4b.html
  17. Channel NewsAsia
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090414215459/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/sq006/deceasedlist.htm
  18. CNN Transcript
    http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0010/31/bn.26.html
  19. "SeatExpert Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 Version 1"
    http://www.seatexpert.com/_SQ_Boeing_747_400_V1.html
  20. Taipei Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070827015939/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/11/01/59430
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