Uni Air Flight 873 was a Taiwanese domestic passenger flight between Taipei and Hualien that suffered a fire following an explosion after landing at Hualien Airport, Taiwan, on 24 August 1999, resulting in 27 injuries and one death. [1][2] The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 registered as B-17912 with serial number 53536.

Delta Air Lines flew the final MD-90 passenger flight on June 2, 2020. It was briefly retired before being put into testing with Boeing Commercial Airplanes for the NASA X-66 program. It was involved in three hull-loss accidents with only one fatality being a …

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Jul 1, 2021 · This airplane crash video was filmed at Edwards Air Force Base in California in 1982. The MD-90 crashed during landing after a test flight. The seven membe...

Mar 29, 2023 · On August 24, 1999, Uni Air flight 873 was flying from Taipei to Hualien in Taiwan. However, shortly after landing, an explosion and fire broke out on flight 873 resulting in the only hull loss of the McDonnell Douglas MD-90.

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As the MD-90 touched down following a 25-minute flight from Taipeh, there was a loud noise from the front of the cabin and thick black smoke poured from one of the overhead luggage compartments on the right hand side of the plane.

List of plane crashes and other significant safety events involving McDonnell Douglas/Boeing MD90 aircraft where at least one passenger was killed.

Tuesday 24 August 1999 Uni Air McDonnel Douglas MD-90-30 B-17912 c/n 53536 Flight 873 from Taipei (TSA) to Hualien (HUN), Taiwan with 6 crew and 90 passengers. As the MD-90 touched down following a 25-minute flight from Taipei, there was a loud noise from the front of the cabin and thick black smoke poured from one of the overhead luggage ...

Mar 9, 2009 · The aircraft stopped at 0835 on the right side of the runway 25L, 1,095 meters from the departure end of the runway on a heading of 152 degrees; 90 degrees to the runway 25L track. The main landing gear wheels collapsed, and still attached to the aircraft, were on the shoulder of the runway and the nose wheel was on the runway.