Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 was a flight that flew from Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore to Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, and from Taipei, Taiwan to Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California. On October 31, 2000, 9V-SPK, the Boeing 747-412, took off from the wrong runway at Chiang Kai-shek Airport. The crew, for reasons not entirely explained, were unaware that runway 05R had been closed for repairs following the passing of Typhoon Xiang Sane. In consequence, the aircraft ran into the construction machinery, causing it to explode. 79 of 159 passengers and 4 of 20 crew members died in the accident. The flight route designation was changed to Singapore Airlines Flight 30 after the incident. Singapore Airlines also removed its "tropical megatop" livery after the incident. Singapore Airlines (abbreviated SIA, Chinese: 新加坡航空公司, Pinyin: Xīnjīapō Hángkōng Gōngsī, abbreviated: 新航) is the national airline of Singapore. ... Singapore Changi Airport (新加坡樟宜机场 / Lapangan Terbang Changi Singapura / சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி விமானநிலையம்) in the city and State of Singapore is one of the largest aviation facilities in Asia. ... A view of the Chiang-Kai Shek International Airport Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (中正國際航空站, pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Gúojī Hángkōngzhàn) is located in Taiwan, Republic of China and is one of two airports that serve Taipei. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Los Angeles International Airport (IATA Airport Code: LAX, ICAO Airport Code: KLAX), is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California. ... Downtown Los Angeles skyline facing northeast toward the San Gabriel Mountains on a clear winter day. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boeing 747, which is also known as the jumbo jet, is the second largest passenger airliner after the Airbus A380. ... Public transport service numbering is a means of identifying a particular transport service or route. ...

See also

• List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners
• Air safety

Citing the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, an aviation accident is defined as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person... During the 1920s, the first laws were passed in the USA to regulate civil aviation. ...

External Links

Aviation Safety Network for Singapore 006 (http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20001031-0)]
Taiwanese Report (http://www.asc.gov.tw/asc_en/recommend_list_2.asp?improve_no=50)