China Airlines Flight 676

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.

China Airlines Flight 676
Pieces of aircraft wreckage
Accident summary
Date16 February 1998
SummaryStalled and crashed while performing a go around caused by pilot error
PlaceChiang 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; 121.228268Coordinates: 25°05′22″N 121°13′42″E / 25.089512°N 121.228268°E / 25.089512; 121.228268
Passengers182[1]: Script error: The function "hyphen2dash" does not exist. [2]
Crew14[1][2]
Fatalities196[3]
Survivors0

B-1814, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1997
Aircraft typeAirbus A300B4-622R
Airline/userChina Airlines
RegistrationB-1814
Flew fromNgurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Indonesia
Flying toChiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Victims' nationalities
Nationality Total
 Taiwan 126
 Indonesia 8
 United States 7
 Germany 6
 Sweden 5
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 4
 France 4
 Denmark 3
 Switzerland 3
 United Kingdom 3
 Australia 3
 New Zealand 2
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2
 Canada 2
 Japan 2
 South Africa 2
 South Korea 2
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1
 Mexico 1
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 1
 Greece 1
 Spain 1
 Ireland 1
 Italy 1
 Poland 1
 Portugal 1
 Philippines 1
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1
 Croatia 1
 Malaysia 1
Total 197
  1. 1.0 1.1 台灣飛安統計 1996-2005 (in zh). asc.gov.tw. Taiwan: Aviation Safety Council. p. 63. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "華航失事班機罹難者名單公佈" (in zh). Chinese Television System (Taiwan). 1998-02-16. http://news.cts.com.tw/cts/general/199802/199802160012726.html. Retrieved 2016-08-28. 
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