What the records say
- When
- 20 Aug 2007
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 26.20° N, 127.65° E
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
China Airlines Flight 120
2007 aviation accident in Japan
China Airlines Flight 120 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan County, Taiwan to Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. On 20 August 2007, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating the flight caught fire and exploded after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport.
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