# List of military accidents in Taiwan

This is a list of military accidents in Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China), primarily involving the Republic of China Armed Forces.

## 1944

On 23 October 1944, a Japanese passenger transport plane crashed into the Taiwan Grand Shrine on Jiantan Mountain shortly after take-off from then Matsuyama Airfield. Many parts of the shrine, including the Torii ceremonial archway and stone toro lanterns, were damaged in the crash.

## 1945

On 18 August 1945 an Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Mitsubishi Ki-21 crashed after takeoff from Taipei resulting in the deaths of four people including Tsunamasa Shidei and Subhas Chandra Bose.

## 1969

In March 1969 a US Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed on Taiwan killing nine and leaving three injured.

## 1970

In October 1970 a US Air Force C-130 Hercules of the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing with 43 people aboard crashed soon after taking off from Taipei International Airport.

## 1973

On 16 September 1973, an American F-4C from the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron crashed in Taiwan. The crew ejected without injury.

## 1997

A Taiwanese C-130 crashed at Taipei Songshan Airport in 1997.

## 2007

In April, eight people aboard a Bell UH-1H military helicopter were killed in a crash. In May a F-5F fighter crashed into base housing occupied by Singaporean personnel, killing the pilots. Nine Singaporeans on the ground were injured and two were killed.

## 2008

An S-70C Seahawk crash killed one crew member, injured two and left two others missing,
Two pilots were killed after crash-landing their AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter in the island's north.

## 2011

One RF-5 surveillance plane and a two-seater F-5F trainer crashed, killing three pilots.

## 2015

In 2015, two United States Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets made an unscheduled landing at Tainan Airport after one of them developed an engine anomaly in-flight. The aircraft were accommodated in an air force hangar until a Lockheed C-130 Hercules full of American technicians could be flown in to repair the aircraft.

## 2019

In 2019, a Singaporean soldier was seriously injured during nighttime parachute training. He underwent intensive surgery in Taiwan. In 2020 he was flown back to Singapore aboard a Singapore Air Force A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport.

## 2020

In January, Taiwan's top military chief Shen Yi-Ming was killed along with eight other senior officers when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the mountains near Taipei.
In July, Taiwan's Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter fleet was grounded after a crash at Hsinchu Air Force base, killing the two pilots. Also in July two marines died after their small boat capsized during amphibious training operations.
In October, a F-5 fighter jet crashed and its pilot was killed after it plunged into the sea several hundred meters (a half-mile) off the coast of Taitung County.
In November, a F-16 fighter jet crashed minutes after takeoff from Hualien Air Base.
In December, a hiker on a coastal trail on Shoushan in Kaohsiung was injured by a stray bullet believed to have originated from an offshore firing range.

## 2021

Two F-5 fighter jets crashed into the sea near the southeastern coast in an apparent collision, resulting in two deaths. The air force later grounded all F-5s and suspended all training missions, after concerns were raised about both training and maintenance.

## 2022

In January, a F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea while taking part in training exercises. Combat training for Taiwan's F-16 fleet was suspended in the aftermath of the crash.
On 14 March, a Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea after a mechanical problem while on a training mission from Chihhang Air Base.
In May, a AIDC AT-3 training aircraft crashed minutes after taking off from the southern port city of Kaohsiung during a training mission. The air force halted all academy training flights as President Tsai Ing-wen ordered an investigation into the cause of the incident.
In June, a Taiwanese Sikorsky S-70C(M) crashed, leaving four injured.

## 2024

A Taiwanese Dassault Mirage 2000 crashed during a training exercise on 10 September 2024; the pilot ejected safely.

## 2025

A AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle crashed in February 2025, the pilot survived with minimal injuries.