The aircraft was a Boeing 747-2R7F / SCD freighter , registration '' B-198 '' , built in September 1980 originally for Cargolux ( as LX-ECV ) . The ROC Ministry of Transportation Civil Aviation Authority acquired the aircraft in June 1985 and then leased it to China Airlines . On 29 December 1991 , this aircraft , later operating as China Airlines Flight 358 , hit a hillside near Wanli , Taiwan after the separation of its number three and four engines , killing all five crew on board
China Airlines Flight 358
China Airlines Flight 358
China Airlines Flight 334