China Airlines Flight 811

For the August 1983 assassination of Ninoy Aquino on a different China Airlines Flight 811, see Assassination of Ninoy Aquino.

China Airlines Flight 811 was a flight that crash-landed in Manila International Airport on February 27, 1980.^[1]

China Airlines Flight 811 (1980)

B-1826, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in June 1979
Occurrence
Date	February 27, 1980 (1980-02-27)
Site	Manila International Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 707-309C
Operator	China Airlines
Call sign	DYNASTY 811
Registration	B-1826
Flight origin	Chiang Kai Shek Airport, Taiwan
Destination	Manila International Airport, Philippines
Passengers	124
Crew	11
Fatalities	2
Injuries	51
Survivors	133

Accident

China Airlines Flight 811 (flight number IATA: CI811, ICAO: CAL811, call sign: DYNASTY 811) was a scheduled international flight from Chiang Kai Shek Airport to Manila International Airport operated by China Airlines. On February 27, 1980, the flight was operated by a Boeing 707-309C. During landing, the aircraft landed 50 meters short of the runway threshold, causing the landing gear to break and catch fire. Of the 135 people on board, two died.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 707-309C built at the Boeing Field, Washington in 1969 with serial number 20262 and model serial number 830. The first flight of the machine took place on November 26, 1969, on December 11, 1969, it was delivered to China Airlines with the aircraft registration B-1826. The longhaul quadjet was equipped with four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B turbofan engines.

Crew

Captain Wu Gong had 30 years of flight experience, while the first officer had 15 years of flight experience.