Ill-Fated China Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-2R7F/SCD at LAX

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China Airlines Boeing 747-2R7F/SCD seen here in December 1991. This beauty crashed on December 29th 1991. It crashed into a mountain after takeoff from Taipei. A maintenance error led to an engine detaching. In memory of the 5 crew members on board. The flight information for the final flight is located below.This particular crash led Boeing to recall every 747 in use for pylon modifications.

Flight number: Dynasty 358
Departure: Taipei, Taoyuan International - Taiwan (TPE / RCTP)
Arrival: Ted Stevens International - USA Alaska (ANC / KANC)

More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_358

This aircraft was delivered to Cargolux as LX-ECV in 1980.

Shot by my friend Craig Pilkington (Aviation Media ©).

Edited / uploaded by me with the kind permission of Aviation Media ©

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[yinyangmafia00011]

This should be the next episode on "Mayday's ACI!"

[boatrox1]

Ill fated it was - it was hijacked once to China. There was a problem with one engine, then the pylon holding another one on the opposite side detached taking another engine. Probably only had one engine in full workng order near the end. One of the crew members was a fellow aviation history buff. He would look things up in the archives in Taiwan for us and bring hard copies in those pre-broadband internet and scanned pdf days. Good guy and sadly missed ...

[jithization]

Rest In Peace

[Helicopterpilot16]

RIP, but how after losing only one engine cause a crash?

[Helicopterpilot16]

RIP, but how after losing only one engine cause a crash?

[GregthaBunny]

Weird to think that 2 of their 3 200's had ill fated endings.

[SuperJaja43]

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[ichbindarren]

It is horrible to think about what happened a few days after this video was taken. Very Sad.

[milvipes]

CAL used to have horrendous safety record, as the flight crew were recruited straight from ROCAF with little transition training. It has improved somewhat since 2008, as training now focuses on cockpit resource management.

[creshal]

TBh its a very creepy feeling to see this plane now flying and knowing it will kill 5 people some time later. :S