Chiang Kai-shek runway crash: 83 killed

The aircraft crashed into construction equipment on the runway killing 83 of the 179 people aboard.

On October 31st 2000 the aircraft assigned to fly the route of flight 006 that night was one of Singapore Airlines fleet of Boeing 747-400.

Singapore Airlines SIA Flight SQ006 which was on its way to Los Angeles from Singapore via Taiwan crashed on a closed runway at Chiang Kai-shek. Singapore Airlines Flight 006 departed Singapore for a flight to Los Angeles via Taipei Scheduled departure time at Taipei was 2255.

Then a First Officer with Singapore Airlines Cyrano was one of three pilots in the cockpit of SQ 006 the SQ Boeing 747-412 jet that crashed on.

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