Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules near Taipei: 43 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1970 at 1407 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
64-0536
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Taipei - Ching Chuan Kang
MSN:
4025
YOM:
1964
Location:
Taipei
Taipei City (臺北市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
37
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
43
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Taipei-Songshan Airport at 1401LT bound for the Ching Chuan Kang Airbase located in Taichung. During initial climb, the crew was cleared to climb to 6,000 feet and heading 252°. Six minutes after takeoff, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (6,150 feet high) located about 30 km southeast of Taipei. The wreckage was found six days later on October 8, about 10 meters below the summit. All 43 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew was heading 210° at the time of the accident instead of the requested 252°. The reason of this track deviation (error of navigation) could not be determined.

Crash of a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker off Ching Chuan Kang AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Operator:
Registration:
56-3629
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Refuelling
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ching Chuan Kang - Ching Chuan Kang
MSN:
17378
YOM:
1958
Location:
Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung)
Taichung City (臺中市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
6794
Circumstances:
The aircraft was part of a formation of four Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker engaged in a refuelling mission over South China Sea. Shortly after takeoff from Ching Chuan Kang AFB in Taichung, while in initial climb, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height then stalled and crashed into the sea few miles offshore. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Gene Thomas Wright, pilots +3.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control was the consequence of windshear.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules at Ching Chuan Kang AFB: 12 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
64-0545
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4035
YOM:
1964
Location:
Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung)
Taichung City (臺中市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
While approaching Ching Chuan Kang AFB in Taichung, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In below weather minima, the captain decided to continue the approach when the airplane struck the ground and crashed in flames short of runway threshold. Nine crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed. All three survivors died from their injuries on 14, 15 and 16 of March 1969.

Crash of a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker near Ching Chuan Kang AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Operator:
Registration:
61-0301
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Refuelling
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
U-Tapao - Ching Chuan Kang
MSN:
18208
YOM:
1962
Location:
Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung)
Taichung City (臺中市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base at Ching Chuan Kang near Taichung, Taiwan, following a refuelling mission over South Vietnam. While cruising by night and in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (7,300 feet high) located about 75 km from Ching Chuan Kang AFB. The wreckage was found 1,500 feet below the summit and all six crew members were killed.

Crash of a Havilland U-6A Beaver in Hsinchu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1968
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Taipei – Ching Chuan Kang
Location:
Hsinchu
Hsinchu City (新竹市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Taipei Airport on a flight to the Ching Chuan Kang Airbase located in Taichung. En route, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Hsinchu. The pilot Maj John J. Ahern, sole on board, was killed.
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