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China Airlines Flight 611 (callsign ''Dynasty 611'') was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. On 25 May 2002, the Boeing 747-209B operating the route disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff, killing all 225 people on board. The in-flight break-up was caused by improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier. As of October 2015, it remains the most recent accident involving a Boeing 747 to result in passenger fatalities,〔There have since been non-fatal passenger flight incidents on 747s such as Qantas Flight 30, the non-fatal 747 cargo flight accident Cargolux Flight 7933, and fatalities on 747 cargo flights such as National Airlines Flight 102, MK Airlines Flight 1602 and UPS Airlines Flight 6〕 the deadliest accident in Taiwanese history, and the deadliest since the loss of American Airlines Flight 587. The accident was particularly disturbing to the public as the Taipei–Hong Kong route was and is one of the most heavily traveled air routes on earth; it is so profitable that it is even referred to as the "Golden Route".〔"Shattered in Seconds"("Scratching the Surface") Mayday〕 == Flight and disaster == The flight took off at 15:08 local time (07:08 UTC) and was scheduled to arrive at Hong Kong at 16:28 HKT (08:28 UTC). The flight crew consisted of 51-year-old Captain Ching-Fong Yi (), 52-year-old First Officer Yea Shyong Shieh (), and 54-year-old Flight Engineer Sen Kuo Chao ().〔"(NEWS UPDATE OF CHINA AIRLINES CI611 FLIGHT (2) )." ''China Airlines''. 25 May 2002. Retrieved on 3 May 2009.〕〔"(VERSION TIME : 2002/05/28 PM 02:00 CI 611 / 25MAY )." ''China Airlines''. 28 May 2002. Retrieved on 3 May 2009.〕 The names of the pilot and first officer, respectively, are alternatively romanized as "Yi Ching-Fung" and "Hsieh Ya-Shiung".〔Credits at end of ''Mayday'' episode "Shattered in Seconds" (aka "Scratching the Surface").〕 All three pilots were highly experienced airmen – the captain and first officer each had more than 10,100 hours of flying time and the flight engineer had clocked more than 19,100 flight hours.〔http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=290797705&page_url=//www.china-airlines.com/us/e_news/2002/20020525b.htm&page_last_updated=2002-06-06T16:57:54&firstName=Ching-Fong&lastName=Yi〕 At 15:16, the flight was cleared to climb to flight level 350 (approximately 35,000 feet). At 15:33, contact with the plane was lost.〔Bhandari, Amit and Ravi Ananthanarayanan. "(Catastrophic failure, but how? )" ((Archive )). ''Times of India''. 26 May 2002. Retrieved on 3 May 2009. "All but one of the 225 persons on board the plane were Chinese. Most were from Taiwan, while others came from China, Hong Kong, Macau or Singapore. The only non-Chinese foreigner was Swiss, identified by ''The Taipei Times" as a Mr Luigi Heer."〕 Chang Chia-juch, the Taiwanese Vice Minister of Transportation and Communications, said that two Cathay Pacific aircraft in the area received B-18255's emergency location-indicator signals.〔Low, Stephanie and Chang Yu-jung. "(CAL 747 crashes with 225 aboard )." ((Archive )) ''Taipei Times''. 26 May 2002. Retrieved on 3 May 2009. " All 19 crew members as well as 190 passengers on board were Taiwanese, including two ''United Daily News'' reporters and a former legislator. In addition to 14 Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese residents, foreign passengers also included one Singaporean, identified as Sim Yong-joo, and one Swiss, identified as Luigi Heer."〕 All 19 crew members and all 206 passengers on board the aircraft died. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「China Airlines Flight 611」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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