China Airlines Flight 642 [SEP] point in time
China Airlines Flight 642
China Airlines Flight 642 (operated by Mandarin Airlines) was a flight that crashed at Hong Kong International Airport on 22 August 1999. It was operating from Bangkok (Bangkok International Airport, now renamed Don Mueang International Airport) to Taipei with a stopover in Hong Kong.
The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (registration , was operated by subsidiary Mandarin Airlines on behalf of China Airlines. While landing during a typhoon, it touched down hard, flipped over and caught fire. Of the 315 people
the grass strip next to the runway. The spilled fuel caught fire.
Several suggestions were given to China Airlines concerning its training.
Media.
The landing and crash of Flight 642 was recorded by nearby occupants in a car. The video which also captured reactions from the witnesses has been uploaded to websites such as YouTube and Airdisaster.com.
A photo showing another Mandarin Airlines MD-11 taxiing past the remains of Flight 642 was circulated.
This disaster was also aired on RTHK's "Elite Brigade II" Episode 2