B-18255 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

May 25, 2002AccidentHull loss
Aviation Occurrence Report Volume I ASC-AOR-05-02-001 IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OVER THE TAIWAN STRAIT NORTHEAST OF MAKUNG, PENGHU ISLAND CHINA AIRLINES FLIGHT CI611 BOEING 747-200, B-18255 MAY 25, 2002 AVIATION SAFETY COUNCIL According to the Aviation Occurrence Investigation Act of the Republic of China, Article 5： The objective of the ASC ‘s investigation of…
Boeing/B747-200 · 225 fatalities
Findings related to probable causes: 1. Based on the recordings of CVR and FDR, radar data, the dado panel open-close positions, the wreckage distribution, and the wreckage examinations, the in-flight breakup of CI611, as it approached its cruising altitude, was highly likely due to the structural failure in the aft lower lobe section of the fuselage. 2. Full accident record