What is China Airlines Flight 611?
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence | occurrence_type = Accident | name = China Airlines Flight 611 | image = B-1866 at Kai Tak Airport in 1996.jpg | image_size = 275 | alt = | caption = The [[China Airlines]] 747-200 involved in the accident | date = {{start date|2002|05|25|df=y}} | type = In-flight break-up caused by [[fatigue (material)|metal fatigue]] from an earlier improperly repaired [[tailstrike]] | site = {{convert|23|nmi|mi km}} northeast of [[Makung]], [[Penghu|Penghu Islands]], [[Taiwan Strait]] | coordinates = {{coord|23|59|23|N|119|40|45|E|type:event|display=inline,title}} | occupants = 225 | passengers = 206 | crew = 19 | fatalities = 225 | injuries = | missing = | survivors = 0 | aircraft_type = [[Boeing 747-200|Boeing 747-209B]] | origin = [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport|Taiwan Taoyuan Int'l Airport]] | stopover = | stopover0 = | last_stopover = | destination = [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong Int'l Airport]] | aircraft_name = | operator = [[China Airlines]] | IATA = CI611 | ICAO = CAL611 | callsign = DYNASTY 611 | tail_number = B-18255 }} '''China Airlines Flight 611''' was a [[:wikt:schedule|scheduled]] [[international]] [[Passenger airline|passenger flight]] from [[Taipei]] to [[Hong Kong]], [[China]]. On May 25, 2002, the [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-209B]] [[airplane]] broke apart while flying over the [[Taiwan Straits]] and crashed into the water after 25 minutes [[takeoff]]. There are no survivors among 225 people on board. The accident was caused by [[Fatigue (material)|metal fatigue]] in the rear part of the plane. This was traced back to an incorrect [[:wikt:repair|repair]] <!-- the noun repair, not yet added to Wikt --> that was done 22 years before the accident. == Aircraft history == The [[Boeing]] 747-209B that flew [[China Airlines]] Flight 611 was [[Registration|registered]] as B-1866. This was changed to B-18255 on May 18, 1999. The plane was delivered to China Airlines on July 31, 1979. It was powered by 4 [[Pratt & Whitney JT9D]] engines.<ref name=ASN>{{cite we