China Airlines Flight 206 [SEP] point in time
China Airlines Flight 206
China Airlines Flight 206 was a flight operated by a China Airlines NAMC YS-11, registration "B-156", that crashed on approach to Taipei Songshan Airport on 12 August 1970. While preparing to land, the aircraft entered thick fog and a severe thunderstorm. Whilst on final approach the plane crashed into a bamboo grove near the top of Yuan Mountain, killing 14 of the 31 people aboard.
Flight 512, a Lockheed L-1011, is bombed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, killing 21 of 148 on board.
- May 3 – China Airlines Flight 334, a Boeing 747, is hijacked by the pilot, who subdues the two other crew members and changes heading to land in Guangzhou. All three on board survive.
- June 18 – Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 6, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, collides with a Bell 206 helicopter over the Tonto Plateau, killing all 25 on board