Crash investigators inspecting the remains of SQ006. It burst into flames right next to me; the whole carriage started to slip. February 11 – JetBlue Airways commences operations. "Up until now, the aircraft carried no major defects," he said. Relatives of those on board flight SQ006 can call (65) 542-3311 in Singapore, or (800) 828-0508 from within the United States Initial reports said the Boeing 747 experienced some sort of wind shear upon takeoff and fell flat to the ground, breaking in half and bursting into flames. "All of a sudden the plane broke apart," said an unidentified passenger who was interviewed in a Taipei hospital. METAR at 23:20 included Wind 020 degrees at 36 knots gusting 56 knots, visibility - 600 meters, and heavy rainfall. We got on the plane.

We couldn't open the emergency door because it was on the ground, it wouldn't open. Runway 05R was to have been converted and re-designated as Taxiway NC effective Nov. 1, 2000. (AFP Photo) The final investigation report issued by the Taiwan Aviation Safety Council (ASC) on 24 April 2002, blamed the flight crew for not taking off from the correct runway, despite having all the relevant charts. The Boeing 747-400 bound for Los Angeles, California, crashed and broke apart during stormy weather at 11:18 p.m. (14:18 GMT) Tuesday as it was accelerating for takeoff at Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport. It started filling with smoke, and I was afraid that we would be getting afire, but fortunately it did not ignite." It seemed like it was just getting ready to lift off and it felt like we hit something. The airplane operated on a flight from Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (TPE) to Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX).
In an interview with CNN, Jim Eckes of Indoswiss Aviation said investigators will first look at how severe the weather was at the time of takeoff. Weather conditions were very poor because of typhoon 'Xiang Sane' in the area. Another man who survived the crash said the right wing of the plane "touched the ground" and fire erupted. Amateur video of the plane on fire following the crash (October 31) Firefighters rushed to the crashed jetliner (October 31)External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. Scheduled departure time at Taipei was 22:55. The flight left gate B-5 and taxied to taxiway NP, which ran parallel to runway 05L and 05R. 31 Oct 2000: Taipei, Taiwan Singapore Airlines Boeing B-747-412 9V-SPK: 83/179(0) 07 Nov 2000: Luabo, Democratic Republic Congo Malu Aviation Antonov 32B ER-AFA: 2/11(0) 09 Nov 2000: Fort Wayne, Indiana Superior Aviation Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II N731AC: 1/1(0) 15 Nov 2000: Near Luanda, Angola Asa Pesada Antonov AN-26 D2-FCG: On Wednesday, officials confirmed that 77 people died in the crash, 54 others had been hospitalized, and that 48 people had been released from the hospital. Flight recorders recovered at crash scene in Taiwan. Eckes said investigators will then look into whose decision it was -- air traffic controllers or the pilot -- to take off. He said when he was able to open a door to escape, he "got out and just started running and the whole thing blew up." After approximately 6 second hold, SQ006 started its takeoff roll at 23:15:45. The typhoon was packing 90 mph (144 km/h) winds. A U.S. State Department official said authorities had confirmed that 22 Americans survived the crash, but did not say whether any Americans were among the dead or missing. There were flames everywhere and smoke everywhere." Concorde made its last commercial flight from New York to London 10 years ago today. Its only other fatal accident was a 1997 crash in Indonesia of a plane operated by its subsidiary, SilkAir, which killed 104 passengers and crew members.

China Airlines Flight 676 (CAL676, CI676) was a scheduled international passenger flight that crashed into a road and residential area in Tayuan, Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City), near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (present-day Taoyuan International Airport), Taiwan on the night of Monday, 16 February 1998.. There are no other deaths or injuries in the accident. In this story: Passengers from many countries ... John Diaz, a passenger who survived the crash, described the plane as "shaking and sliding." The line between the airports does This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. Boyd said the Boeing 747-400 was purchased new from the manufacturer in 1997 and had its most recent major maintenance work done September 16. Added Diaz, "There were flames all over the place."
It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.Singapore Airlines Flight 006 departed Singapore for a flight to Los Angeles via Taipei. Collins' plane crashes onto the roof of a hospital, killing him and his passenger; the student pilot's Cessna crashes three blocks away, killing her as well. There was some construction machinery on the runway where the wreckage lay.