Flight 226/227: Scheduled Domestic Flight from Kaohsiung to Hualien and Return (B-309)

Flight Details and Timeline Flight 226/227 was a scheduled domestic flight from Kaohsiung to Hualien and return, with an intermediate stop at Taitung. The flight departed Kaohsiung at 1704 hours GMT on a VFR flight plan valid for the entire journey. After a 15-minute stop at Taitung, the aircraft arrived at Hualien at 1829 hours. It then departed Hualien at 1905 hours, arrived at Taitung at 1940 hours, and departed Taitung at 1954 hours, with an estimated time of arrival at Kaohsiung of 2040 hours. ## Search and Recovery When the aircraft became overdue at Kaohsiung Airport, the tower controller attempted to contact the aircraft but was unsuccessful. The controller immediately notified Taipei Area Control Centre and requested it to initiate search action by radio communications, which was also unsuccessful. On the following day, a T-33 of the Chinese Air Force Academy was instructed to undertake a search mission. The aircraft discovered the wreckage at 1855 hours. The coordinates of the accident site were 22° 31'N - 120° 44' 45