Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 accident near Hong Kong, Ch, August 23, 1999
On August 23, 1999 at about 6:40 pm local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11, registered UNK, was involved in an accident during landing near Hong Kong. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 200 people had minor injuries; 117 others were unhurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 23, 1999 · about 6:40 pm local time
- Place
- Hong Kong, Switzerland
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 200 people had minor injuries; 117 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 · all MD-11s on the register
- Registration
- UNK · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Miscellaneous/other during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: China Airlines
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 200 | 117 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under UNK the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.