Singapore Airlines Flight 006 facts for kids
On October 31, 2000 Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashed after taking off on the wrong runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, caused by pilot error in bad weather. The aircraft was a Boeing 747-400 with 179 people on-board. 83 people were killed in the crash while 96 survived.
Causalities
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Killed | Total | Killed | Total | Killed | |
 Argentina |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Belgium |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cambodia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India |
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
 Indonesia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 Ireland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Italy |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kenya |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Malaysia |
8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
 Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Norway |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Portugal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Philippines |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore |
11 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 28 | 12 |
 South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sweden |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Taiwan |
55 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 26 |
 Thailand |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 United Kingdom |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
 United States |
47 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 24 |
 Vietnam |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 159 | 79 | 20 | 4 | 179 | 83 |
79 passengers and four crew members died in the crash. 24 Americans, 26 Taiwanese, 11 Indians, 12 Singaporeans, 4 Malaysians, 2 Koreans, 2 British, 1 Vietnamese, 1 Chinese, 1 Hong Konger, 1 Indonesian, 1 Japanese, 1 Dutch, 1 Macaoan, 1 Kazakhstani, and 1 Filipino were among the dead.
Images for kids
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Diagram of Typhoon Xangsane's path
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Diagram of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport and the taxi path of Singapore Airlines Flight 006. The dotted green line indicates the correct path to Runway 05L. The yellow arrow indicates the path to Runway 05R. The red path indicates the fatal takeoff path.
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Rescuers retrieving a casualty from the wreckage
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Diagram of 9V-SPK illustrating crew and passenger seat locations, lack of injury, severity of injuries, and deaths.
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The broken-off tail section of 9V-SPK.
See also
In Spanish: Vuelo 006 de Singapore Airlines para niños
