On February 16, 1986, the eighth day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Tiger, at 18:14 in the evening, a Boeing 737-200 passenger aircraft (Boeing Company internal production number 168, manufactured in 1969) belonging to China Airlines in Taiwan Province of China It wa

On February 16, 1986, the eighth day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Tiger, at 18:14 in the evening, a Boeing 737-200 passenger aircraft (Boeing Company internal production number 168) belonging to " China Airlines " in Taiwan Province of China, It was delivered to Japan's All Nippon Airways after leaving the factory in 1969. The registration number at that time was JA8401. It was the first Boeing 737 passenger aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways. After operating for 7 years, it was decommissioned from ANA in 1976 and sold to " China Airlines", registration number changed to B-1870) took off smoothly from Taipei Songshan Military Airport. The aircraft will fly CI2265 from Taipei Songshan Airport to Penghu County Magong Military Airport (today's Penghu Magong Airport) flight, this is an overtime flight during the Spring Festival, which was not originally in the fixed flight schedule of China Airlines. The mission is to transport several Taiwan Army officers and the Penghu County Police Inspector General who have returned to their hometowns for the New Year holiday back to their jobs in Penghu. . At that time, there were 2 crew members, 2 air security military police, 3 flight attendants (China Airlines had a strong military background in Taiwan Province since its establishment) and 6 passengers (5 members of the Taiwan Army garrison in Penghu) on board the plane. Mid-level military officer and Penghu County Police Inspector General). At the same time, the aircraft plans to carry a group of officers who did not take leave during the Spring Festival but made up for their leave after the holiday to return to Taipei on their return journey.

The old version (top) and the new version (bottom) of the logo of "China Airlines" in Taiwan Province of China

The captain of flight CI2265 was Yang Mingquan, a former senior pilot of the Taiwan Air Force, and the co-pilot Zhu Qiyuan was also a former Taiwan Air Force pilot. Has extensive flight experience in flying transport aircraft .

However, this Boeing 737-200 passenger plane No. B-1870 had a very unpleasant hijacking experience only two years after joining China Airlines: on a certain day in 1978, the aircraft was operated by Kaohsiung International Airport. Flight CI83 from the airport to Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport was hijacked by hijackers. In the end, the hijackers chose to surrender to the police after a period of confrontation with the Hong Kong police at Kai Tak Airport. Although the incident was resolved peacefully, B-1870 gained an "ominous" reputation.

China Airlines painted Boeing 737-200 passenger aircraft

After flying for 15 minutes, flight CI2265 arrived in Penghu airspace, and the crew made contact with the control tower of Magong Military Airport.

"CI2265 called the tower, requesting entry."

"Received, CI2265, agreed to approach, allowed to land on runway 02 ( Magong Airport has only one take-off and landing runway, which is called runway 02 from south to north. (called runway 20 from north to south). "

" received, landing on runway 02, CI2265 understood. "Then the crew lowered the landing gear at around 18:36 and performed the approach procedure to runway 02. .

The second view of the B-1870 Boeing 737-200 passenger aircraft painted by China Airlines painted by our director

The starboard front details of the B-1870 Boeing 737-200 passenger aircraft painted by China Airlines painted by our director

Detail of the starboard rear section of the B-1870 Boeing 737-200 passenger aircraft painted by China Airlines painted by the factory director

Detail of the port side middle section of the B-1870 Boeing 737-200 passenger aircraft painted by China Airlines painted by the factory director

18:40 At the same time, flight CI2265 touched down on Runway 02 of Magong Airport. Because the approach speed was too fast and the approach altitude was higher than the regulations, the crew pressed down the nose of the aircraft, causing the aircraft to touch down too hard. The landing door was also shaken off (the remains of the door were found at the end of runway 02), and the aircraft was bounced up by the recoil. The crew judged that it could not continue to land and decided to go around. Then they re-increased the throttle, adjusted the flaps and raised them again. The aircraft informed the tower of its decision to go around. The tower stated that it had received the report and asked the crew to fly the aircraft around the field and land again. The crew stated that they had received it, but since then there was no news about flight CI2265. There was no response from the tower after repeated calls, so they concluded that China Airlines Flight CI2265 B-1870 had been involved in an accident.

Magong Airport Terminal

18:41, Magong Airport reported the missing situation of flight CI2265 to the peak. Soon, the Penghu garrison and fire rescue units coordinated and mobilized aircraft and ships to conduct a three-dimensional multi-echelon sea and air attack on the nearby area. Search the sea area.

A noncommissioned officer serving in the Penghu garrison at the time recalled the search operation on the night of February 16: "On February 16, 1975, the eighth day of the first lunar month, I was in the Taiwu Camp area, located on the east side of the middle section of the airport. Our 669th Artillery Battalion fired flares all night to support the sea and air search, and the Air Force also sent a C-119 (transport plane) to search all night (the search that night found nothing). This is an unforgettable memory. "

Due to the crash. The initial sources of information were mixed. Although there were many witnesses, there were different opinions. Moreover, after the plane crashed into the sea, it sank to the bottom of the sea without any body parts or fuel immediately surfaced, so the search progress was very slow.

Overview of Magong Airport on Google Maps

After nearly a month of searching, the wreckage of China Airlines Flight CI2265 B-1870 was finally found on March 10 at a depth of 190 feet in the waters of Mudou Island, 12 miles north of Magong. were found in the waters. All 13 people, 6 passengers and 7 crew members on board, were killed. The first stump of the victim found was a calf wearing a long canvas military boot. Later, some stumps of the victims were discovered. None of the victims' bodies were complete. After forensic identification, it was not ruled out that the body was caused by death. The body was bitten by marine creatures (such as sharks) while the body was in the sea.

The final investigation report on the China Airlines flight CI2265 Malaysia Airlines crash is unknown, but based on the aviation knowledge available, it is speculated that the crew may have pulled the lever too hard after deciding to go around, and the aircraft raised its head too quickly, causing it to stall and crash into the sea (the crash site was 300 meters away) 19 kilometers from Magong Airport). Fortunately, the plane was empty with only 6 passengers. If it were fully loaded (the Boeing 737-200 can carry 115 passengers in full economy class), the consequences would be disastrous.

Mudouyu Lighthouse, the wreckage of flight CI2265 was found in the waters where Mudouyu is located

B-1870 aircraft performance data:

Model: Boeing 737-200

Crew: 2 crew + 115 passengers (maximum)

Length: 30.53 meters

Wingspan: 28.3 meters

Height: 11.13 meters

Empty weight: 27448 kg

Maximum take-off weight: 52390 kg

Engine: Two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbojet engines, single thrust 64.5 kN

Economic cruise flight speed: 796 kilometers per hour

Maximum load range: 3520 kilometers

Practical ceiling: 10700 meters