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China Airlines Flight 811

27 Feb 1980 · Manila International Airport

Boeing 707-309C

From Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
2 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
Unknown
Survivors
133
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
51
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Boeing 707-309C

Aircraft type
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
B-1826
Onboard fatalities
2
Route
From Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)To Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)

Approximate · Estimated position: Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the airport the Wikipedia article names as the site. Where on or near it is not known.

From the Wikipedia article

China Airlines Flight 811 was a Boeing 707 that crash-landed in Manila International Airport on February 27, 1980.

Accident

China Airlines Flight 811 (flight number IATA: CI811, ICAO: CAL811, call sign: DYNASTY 811) was a scheduled international flight from Chiang Kai Shek Airport to Manila International Airport operated by China Airlines. On February 27, 1980, the flight was operated by a Boeing 707-309C. During landing, the aircraft landed 50 meters short of the runway threshold, causing the landing gear to break and catch fire. Of the 135 people on board, two died.

Text from the Wikipedia article “China Airlines Flight 811” (revision 1373918071, retrieved 2026-09-18) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out. Read the article

Sources

Wikipedia article: China Airlines Flight 811
Article
China Airlines Flight 811
Revision
1373918071 · 2026-09-08 · retrieved 2026-09-18
Wikidata
Q111417093
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Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Record
Wikipedia article "China Airlines Flight 811" (page 72851599, revision 1373918071)
Date
Wikipedia infobox: date
Place and country
Wikipedia infobox: site
Map position
airport the Wikipedia infobox site links (Wikidata code, OurAirports)
Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
flight number in the article title
Fatalities
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
Ground fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Summary
Wikipedia article lead
Source notes (1)
  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.