Mayday

Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines, Flight 006)

Aired Aug 17, 2012 · 1:00 PM ET · 45 min

On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collided on take-off into construction equipment at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei during Typhoon Xangsane after taking off on the wrong runway. Out of the 179 passengers and crew, 83 people perished. AKA: Caution To The Wind