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Officials say that at least 66 people dead in Singapore Airlines crash

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Part of a Singapore Airlines jetliner is engulfed in flames after crashing while taking off from Taipei's airport on Tuesday night  
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179 on board, says airline


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November 1, 2000

Web posted at: 5:48 a.m. HKT (2148 GMT)




Taiwan (CNN) — Airline officials say that at least 66 people died
when Los Angles-bound Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashed during takeoff
in stormy weather in Taipei late Tuesday.



James Boyd, an airline spokesman in Los Angeles, said that according to
the latest information available from the crash site, 75 people on board
the 747-400 were unaccounted for.



Boyd said that according to the airline's latest estimates there were
159 passengers and 20 crew members on board the aircraft.



Officials said dozens of survivors had been taken to three local
hospitals.


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Relatives of those on board flight SQ006 can call (65) 542-3311 in Singapore, or (800) 828-0508 from inside the United States

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"We thought we were all going to die:" Hear a passenger decribe the crash

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A survivor recounts the disaster (October 31) Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)

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Amateur video of the plane on fire following the crash (October 31) Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)

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Firefighters rushed to the crashed jetliner (October 31) Play video (QuickTime, Real or Windows Media)

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survivor describes the ordeal

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Boyd said the airline was in the process of contacting relatives of
those on board. A special phone line — (800) 828-0508 — has been set
up for relatives of passengers in the United States.



The aircraft involved in the crash was bought new from Boeing in
January 1997 and had its last major maintenance in September 2000,
Boyd said.



Chaplains, counselors and the Salvation Army were on site at Los
Angeles International Airport to offer comfort to friends and
relatives of passengers, he said.



The pilot of the aircraft reported hitting an object on the runway
during the attempted take-off, Boyd said.



"The whole plane was shaking and ... and then it split in
half. There was flames
everywhere," passenger John Diaz told CNN. "I ran to the
door. It was stuck and I hit the door with my shoulder and it popped
open."



Diaz said he slid off the plane on an inflatable escape ramp.
"It was a nightmare," he said.



The plane went down while attempting takeoff in severe weather, as
Typhoon Xangsane was approaching the island. Witnesses said a weather
phenomenon known as wind shear appeared to slam the plane to the
ground, where it exploded in flames and broke in two.



According to a definition provided by the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association, wind shear is an abrupt change in wind speed or
direction within an air mass. The shear takes place at the boundaries
where the winds meet, causing turbulent eddies to occur. It can
accompany frontal passages, and can crop up whenever there are strong
surface winds.



At the crash scene, firefighters quickly put out flames aboard the
aircraft, aviation officials said.



The plane had been scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International
Airport at 6:15 p.m. Pacific Time.



CNN Meteorologist Orelon Sydney reports the weather at the time of
takeoff "was the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane making
landfall on the island. Shortly after the crash, bands of bad weather
extending outward from Typhoon Xangsane were creating winds measured
from 40 to 73 mph, Sydney said.

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