6 fatalities

Aircraft disappearance over the South China Sea (B-1523)

South China Sea, WorldFlight

On August 21, 1967, a Douglas DC-3 (registration B-1523) operated by China Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near South China Sea, World in flight. 6 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-06-12Data APIEditorial standards
Aircraft registered B-1523
Aircraft registered B-1523. Photo: N509FZ / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A cargo flight traveling from Taipei to Saigon disappeared over the South China Sea, resulting in six fatalities.

What happened

A cargo operation flying from Taipei to Saigon vanished while traversing the South China Sea. The aircraft went down under undetermined circumstances during its transit between Taiwan and Vietnam.

Following the disappearance, search efforts identified wreckage and survivors. A crew operating a British vessel managed to rescue three individuals from the site of the accident. However, the incident resulted in six fatalities among the occupants of the aircraft.

Findings

The specific reasons for the crash remain unknown, as the circumstances surrounding the loss of the aircraft have not been established.