China Airlines Flight 605

0Fatalities

396Survivors

396On board

Accident details

Date: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Operator: XX-XXXX
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Registration: Xxxxxxxxx
From: 000
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Passengers: Xxxxxxx
Crew: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Injuries: XX-XXXX
Summary: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx

What happened

A Boeing 747-400 overruns Kai Tak Airport's runway 13 on landing during a typhoon; the aircraft is unable to stop before crashing into Hong Kong harbor; all 374 on board escape safely; this crash is the first loss of a Boeing 747-400.

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