- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 18, 1998 |
Time: | 1931 |
Location: | Off Hsinchu, Taiwan |
Operator: | Formosa Airlines |
Flight #: | 7623 |
Route: | Hsinchu - Kao Hsiung |
AC Type: | Saab340B |
Registration: | B-12255 |
cn / ln: | 340B-377 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:8 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:8 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed in the sea, 11 km off Hsinchu, shortly after taking off from Hsinchu. Instrument failure and loss of power in the aircraft's right engine in turbulence. |
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