Passengers 14 Fatalities 16 Aircraft type Dornier Do 228 Date 10 August 1997 Summary Pilot error | Crew 2 Survivors 0 Registration B-12556 Number of deaths 16 Operator Formosa Airlines | |
Sites Beigan, Lienchiang, Matsu Islands Destinations Matsu Beigan Airport, Matsu Islands Similar Far Eastern Air Transport, Civil Air Transport Flight 106, Thai Airways Internatio, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Fl, Aerosvit Flight 241 | ||
Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 was an aviation accident that killed 16 people on 10 August 1997 in Beigan, Matsu Islands, Fujian, Republic of China.
Accident
Formosa Airlines Flight 7601, a Dornier Do 228 took off from Taipei Sungshan Airport at 07:37 local time with 14 passengers and two pilots on board for a flight to Matsu Beigan Airport. Rain and high winds caused the plane to miss its first approach to Matsu Beigan Airport. During its go around, the pilot turned right instead of left. The aircraft crashed and caught fire after it struck a military water tower approximately one kilometer from the airport. All 16 passengers and crew on board were killed.
Shortly after the crash, a local weather official tried to commit suicide. The Director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Tsai Tui, said the suicide attempt stemmed from public outcry over the crash.