SS 737-200 by AirJMCAviation
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 was a flight from Taiwan Taipei Songshan Airport to Kaohsiung International Airport that crashed on 22 August 1981, killing all 110 people on board. The Boeing 737-222 aircraft disintegrated in midair and crashed in the township of Sanyi, Miaoli. It is also called the Sanyi Air Disaster. The crash is the third-deadliest aviation accident on the Taiwanese soil, behind China Airlines Flight 676 and China Airlines Flight 611.[1]
Accident
Date: 22 August 1981
Cause: Metal fatigue cracking and severe corrosion, leading to explosive decompression and in-flight break-up
Site: Near Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Aircraft
Aircraft type: Boeing 737-222
Operator: Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT)
IATA flight No: FE103
ICAO flight No: FEA103
Registration: B-2603
Flight origin: Taipei Songshan Airport
Destination: Kaohsiung International Airport
Occupants: 110
Passengers: 102
Crew: 8
Fatalities: 110 (109 initially)
Survivors: 0 (1 initially)
Specifications
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General Characteristics
- Predecessor SS 737-200
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- Wingspan 54.3ft (16.5m)
- Length 59.9ft (18.2m)
- Height 22.5ft (6.8m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 11,909lbs (5,402kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.887
- Wing Loading 22.3lbs/ft2 (108.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 534.7ft2 (49.7m2)
- Drag Points 6180
Parts
- Number of Parts 85
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 372
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