Boeing 747-200 crash, May 25, 2002 (225 killed), Magong
Boeing 747-200 accident on May 25, 2002 near Magong, Penghu County, Taiwan with 225 fatalities. Cause: In-flight structural failure of the aft lower...
- Date: May 25, 2002
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Magong, Penghu County, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 225
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In-flight structural failure of the aft lower fuselage caused by fatigue cracking that grew from scratches left by a 1980 tailstrike. The original repair was not carried out to the Boeing structural repair manual, and a later maintenance inspection missed the cracks.
A China Airlines Boeing 747-200 on scheduled flight CI611 from Taipei to Hong Kong broke up in flight while climbing toward cruise altitude and crashed into the sea near the Penghu Islands. All 225 people aboard died. Investigators traced the breakup to fatigue cracking at a 1980 tailstrike repair that had not been done to Boeing standards.