Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134 was a scheduled domestic flight from Hualien Airport to Taipei-Songshan Airport.^[1] On July 31, 1975, the Vickers Viscount 837D crashed into the runway during a storm while on approach. 27 out of the 75 occupants onboard were killed on impact, there were 48 survivors all of them made it out with injuries.^[1][2][3]

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134

The aircraft involved in the accident while still in service with Austrian Airlines in 1971
Accident
Date	July 31, 1975 (1975-07-31)
Summary	Downdraft during landing
Site	Taipei-Songshan Airport, Taipei
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Vickers Viscount 837
Operator	Far Eastern Air Transport
Registration	B-2029
Flight origin	Hualien Airport, Hualien County
Destination	Taipei-Songshan Airport, Taipei
Occupants	75
Passengers	70
Crew	5
Fatalities	27
Injuries	48
Survivors	48

It is the 3rd deadliest accident of the airline and being the 5th accident of the airline.^[2]

Aircraft

• Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 837D^[1][2][4]
• MSN: 439^[1][2][4]
• Registration: B-2029^[1][2][4]

Accident

While the Viscount aircraft was on approach to Songshan, the aircraft encountered bad weather including a thunderstorm which caused rain falls and low wind-shear. The aircraft then got hit by downdraft, causing the aircraft to stall and crash possibly 300m away from the threshold of the runway.^[1][2]

Cause

The safety board concluded that the aircraft had lost control and stalled when it was hit by low wind-shear.^[1][2]