 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "China Airlines Flight 2265" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2018) |
 A China Airlines Boeing 737, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 February 1986 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into water during go-around for unknown reasons |
| Site | Pacific Ocean, 19 km (12 mi; 10 nmi) off Magong, Taiwan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-281 |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CI2265 |
| ICAO flight No. | CAL2265 |
| Call sign | DYNASTY 2265 |
| Registration | B-1870 |
| Flight origin | Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan |
| Destination | Penghu Airport, Taiwan |
| Occupants | 13 |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 16 February 1986, a Boeing 737-281 operating a charter flight as China Airlines Flight 2265 went missing after executing a go-around after touching down at Penghu Airport, Taiwan. It was discovered several weeks later on the seabed, 19 kilometres (12 mi; 10 nmi) north of the island. All 6 passengers and 7 crew members were confirmed dead.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-281, MSN 20226, registered as B-1870, that was manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 1969. It was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 engines. The aircraft was the same one involved in the China Airlines Flight 831 hijacking on 9 March 1978.
Sequence of events
The aircraft took off from Taipei on 16 February 1986 at 18:09 local time on a flight to Penghu Airport, Magong. When the aircraft touched down at 19:05 the crew felt a violent vibration at the front of the aircraft. The pilots executed a go-around. After the aircraft departed the vicinity of the airport it crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast near the city of Magong. All 13 occupants were killed on impact. Searchers did not find the wreckage of the aircraft until 10 March; it was located in 190 feet (58 m) of water, 12 miles (10 nmi; 19 km) north of the island.
See also
References
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-281 B-1870 Magong Airport (MZG)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-281 B-1870 Hong Kong". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
| Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986 (1986) | |
|---|---|
| Jan 18 Aerovías Caravelle crashJan 28 VASP Flight 210Feb 16 China Airlines Flight 2265Mar 2 Aeroflot Flight F-77Mar 31 Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940Apr 2 TWA Flight 840Apr 5 Ljósufjöll air crashApr 17 Hindawi affairMay 3 Air Lanka Flight 512May 3 China Airlines Flight 334Jun 18 Grand Canyon National Park collisionJul 2 Aeroflot Flight 2306Aug 3 LIAT Flight 319Aug 16 Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 shootdownAug 31 Aeroméxico Flight 498Sep 5 Pan Am Flight 73Oct 5 Corporate Air Services HPF821Oct 19 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crashOct 20 Aeroflot Flight 6502Oct 26 Thai Airways International Flight 620Nov 6 British Int'l Helicopters Chinook crashNov 17 Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628Dec 12 Aeroflot Flight 892Dec 25 Iraqi Airways Flight 163 | |
| 1985 ◄ ► 1987 |