![August 22, 1999: China Airlines plane crashes at Hong Kong airport while landing amid typhoon | South China Morning Post August 22, 1999: China Airlines plane crashes at Hong Kong airport while landing amid typhoon | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1200x800/public/d8/images/canvas/2022/05/13/a9b07468-7256-4d11-b65c-696263b0f6b0_848d394e.jpg?itok=NSLmBMJo&v=1652429954)
August 22, 1999: China Airlines plane crashes at Hong Kong airport while landing amid typhoon | South China Morning Post
![Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqfTVvbWIAM3jIY.jpg)
Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter
![Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqfTXpNW8AUjSeP.jpg)
Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter
![Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/767815096353624064/pu/img/-3OaHbublDylAuTj.jpg)
Air Disasters on Twitter: "VIDEO China Airlines Flight 642 landing accident at Hong Kong, China. #OTD https://t.co/5sPPqlf5Mp" / Twitter
![A police car drives past the wreckage of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lying overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok early August 23. The flight A police car drives past the wreckage of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lying overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok early August 23. The flight](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5C86K/a-police-car-drives-past-the-wreckage-of-a-taiwanese-china-airlines-boeing-md-11-wide-bodied-jetliner-lying-overturned-at-the-hong-kong-airport-at-chek-lap-kok-early-august-23-the-flight-carried-315-people-crashed-in-flames-on-the-runway-on-sunday-evening-at-least-two-people-were-killed-and-206-injured-officials-said-bytan-2D5C86K.jpg)
A police car drives past the wreckage of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lying overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok early August 23. The flight
![Air Disasters on Twitter: "@AirCrashMayday China Airlines Flight 642 accident at Hong Kong Airport https://t.co/VBLKQFNYdj" / Twitter Air Disasters on Twitter: "@AirCrashMayday China Airlines Flight 642 accident at Hong Kong Airport https://t.co/VBLKQFNYdj" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmxXWLVWcAARSh3.jpg)
Air Disasters on Twitter: "@AirCrashMayday China Airlines Flight 642 accident at Hong Kong Airport https://t.co/VBLKQFNYdj" / Twitter
![Wreckage of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lies overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok early August 23. The flight carrying 315 people crashed in flames Wreckage of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lies overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok early August 23. The flight carrying 315 people crashed in flames](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5911X/wreckage-of-a-taiwanese-china-airlines-boeing-md-11-wide-bodied-jetliner-lies-overturned-at-the-hong-kong-airport-at-chek-lap-kok-early-august-23-the-flight-carrying-315-people-crashed-in-flames-on-the-runway-on-sunday-evening-at-least-two-people-were-killed-and-206-injured-officials-said-bytan-2D5911X.jpg)
Wreckage of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lies overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok early August 23. The flight carrying 315 people crashed in flames
![The cockpit of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lies overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok August 23 as a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 is seen The cockpit of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lies overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok August 23 as a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 is seen](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5AD2B/the-cockpit-of-a-taiwanese-china-airlines-boeing-md-11-wide-bodied-jetliner-lies-overturned-at-the-hong-kong-airport-at-chek-lap-kok-august-23-as-a-cathay-pacific-boeing-747-is-seen-at-the-background-the-flight-carrying-315-people-crashed-in-flames-on-the-runway-on-sunday-evening-two-people-were-killed-and-213-injured-officials-said-bytan-2D5AD2B.jpg)
The cockpit of a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing MD-11 wide-bodied jetliner lies overturned at the Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok August 23 as a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 is seen
![When China Airlines crash landing in Hong Kong killed two passengers as plane overturned and caught fire | South China Morning Post When China Airlines crash landing in Hong Kong killed two passengers as plane overturned and caught fire | South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2021/08/18/e854c2fa-fa0f-40fc-8b8d-652e0eda08e4_923f1801.jpg?itok=9KL1ks1O&v=1629290698)
When China Airlines crash landing in Hong Kong killed two passengers as plane overturned and caught fire | South China Morning Post
![Rescuer Dave Bennett sees grim echoes of 1999 Hong Kong jet crash in Asiana accident | South China Morning Post Rescuer Dave Bennett sees grim echoes of 1999 Hong Kong jet crash in Asiana accident | South China Morning Post](https://cdn1.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/2013/07/20/1fce7365531eeb97a94d3b21b2c169cc.jpg)