China Airlines Flight 605
The aircraft resting in Victoria Harbour; the vertical stabilizer was removed after the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 November 1993 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to unstable approach caused by pilot error in bad weather |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| B-165, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in August 1993 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-409 |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CI605 |
| ICAO flight No. | CAL605 |
| Call sign | DYNASTY 605 |
| Registration | B-165 |
| Flight origin | Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Destination | Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong |
| Occupants | 296 |
| Passengers | 274 |
| Crew | 22 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 23 |
| Survivors | 296 |
China Airlines Flight 605 was a daily non-stop flight departing from Taipei, Taiwan to Hong Kong, then a British colony. On 4 November 1993, the aircraft operating the flight went off the runway when attempting to land during a storm. It was the first hull loss of a Boeing 747-400.