China Airlines Flight 2265
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Date16 February 1986
SummaryControlled flight into water during go-around caused by pilot error
Site
- Pacific Ocean, 19 km (12 mi; 10 nmi) off Magong, Taiwan
AircrafttypeBoeing 737-281
 A China Airlines Boeing 737, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 16 February 1986 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into water during go-around caused by pilot error |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-281 |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CI2265 |
| ICAO flight No. | CAL2265 |
| Call sign | DYNASTY 2265 |
| Registration | B-1870 |
| Flight origin | Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan |
| Destination | Penghu Airport, Taiwan |
| Occupants | 13 |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 16 February 1986, a Boeing 737-281 operating a charter flight as China Airlines Flight 2265 went missing after executing a go-around after touching down at Penghu Airport, Taiwan. It was discovered several weeks later on the seabed, 19 kilometres (12 mi; 10 nmi) north of the island. All 6 passengers and 7 crew members were confirmed dead.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-281, MSN 20226, registered as B-1870, that was manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 1969. It was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 engines.[1] The aircraft was the same one involved in the China Airlines Flight 831 hijacking on 9 March 1978.[2]