Britten-Norman Islander crash, Apr 10, 1992 (7 killed), L...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on April 10, 1992 near Lanyu Islands, Taitung County, Taiwan with 7 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure for unknown...
- Date: April 10, 1992
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Lanyu Islands, Taitung County, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine failure for unknown reasons; survivors reported that the second engine also failed during the dive.
Shortly after takeoff from Lanyu, the left engine of this Islander failed while the aircraft was climbing. The aircraft banked left, entered a dive and hit the sea a few kilometres offshore. Three people survived and seven were killed.