What happened
During a scheduled local training mission operating out of Pingtung, a group of six aircraft was performing maneuvers in a formation. While the group was in the cruise phase of flight, a catastrophic event occurred involving three of the participating aircraft. All three machines simultaneously collided with a mountain slope located in the vicinity of Pingtung.
The impact resulted in the total destruction of the three involved aircraft. The incident resulted in 18 fatalities across the three airframes. Each of the three aircraft was carrying a crew of six members at the time of the accident.
Findings
- The collision occurred while the aircraft were flying in a formation of six units.
- The disaster involved the simultaneous impact of three separate aircraft against terrain.