What happened
On October 2, an aircraft departed from Taipei-Songshan Airport at 14:01 local time, with a planned destination of the Ching Chuan Kang Airbase in Taichung. Shortly after takeoff, air traffic control instructed the crew to climb to an altitude of 6,000 feet while maintaining a heading of 252°.
Six minutes into the flight, the aircraft collided with the slope of a mountain situated roughly 30 km southeast of Taipei. The peak involved in the collision reaches an elevation of 6,150 feet. Following the incident, search efforts located the wreckage on October 8, positioned approximately 10 meters below the summit. The accident resulted in 43 fatalities, with no survivors among the occupants.
Findings
Investigations into the crash revealed that the aircraft was not following the assigned flight path at the time of impact. While the crew had been cleared to a heading of 252°, the plane was actually traveling on a course of 210°. This deviation from the requested track was identified as a primary factor in the collision, though the specific reason for this navigational error remained undetermined.