The 13th storm and the second super typhoon of the season, it formed on the eastern end of a monsoon trough and developed into a tropical depression on August 2.

On August 6, Doug reached super typhoon intensity with maximum winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum central barometric pressure of 925 mbar (27.3 inHg).

[citation needed] Super Typhoon Doug tracked northwest over the next few days and brushed northern Taiwan early on August 8.

Super Typhoon Doug then took on a north to northeast track over the East China Sea after sweeping across northern Taiwan and started to weaken.

[citation needed] Two satellite dishes fell in Taipei as Doug brushed Taiwan with wind gusts of up to 89 miles per hour (143 km/h) and heavy rains.

The crash occurred shortly after 11 am when the pilot of flight 2033 from Seoul to Cheju, made a second attempt to land on the seaside runway in extremely powerful winds of up to 64 mph (103 km/h) and heavy rains.