China Airlines Flight 120
The burnt-out and partially melted wreckage of B-18616 at Naha Airport. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 August 2007 |
| Summary | Mechanical failure leading to fuel tank fire and subsequent evacuation |
| Site | Naha Airport, Naha, Okinawa 26°11′45″N 127°38′45″E / 26.19583°N 127.64583°E |
| Total fatalities | 0 |
| Total injuries | 4 |
| Aircraft | |
| B-18616; the aircraft involved at Hiroshima Airport in July 2006 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-809 (WL) |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CI120 |
| ICAO flight No. | CAL120 |
| Call sign | DYNASTY 120 |
| Registration | B-18616 |
| Flight origin | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport |
| Destination | Naha Airport |
| Occupants | 165 |
| Passengers | 157 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 165 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 0 |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
China Airlines Flight 120 was a regularly scheduled flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City), Taiwan to Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. On 20 August 2007 the Boeing 737-809 (WL) aircraft operating the flight caught fire and exploded after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport. Four people—three from the aircraft and one ground crew—sustained injuries in the accident. The fire had been caused by a loose bolt puncturing a fuel tank. The aircraft was written off.