On September 9, 1981, Kao Ying and his flight instructor boarded a Model 090 T-33 trainer plane to carry out takeoff instruction. Shortly after takeoff, there was an engine failure. Due to insufficient altitude, Kao Ying's parachute failed to open completely and he fell to his death on the academy airfield.
民國七十年九月九日，高瑩和教官登上編號 090 號 T-33 教練機，進行起飛航線訓練；起飛不久即發現機件故障，卻因高度不夠，高瑩跳傘時傘還來不及完全張開，便活活摔死在官校的機場上。