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Friday, 6 February 2015

TransAsia GE235: Taiwan crash plane 'lost engine power'

Image of plane crashing over bridge in Taiwan (4 Jan 2015 - image by @Missxoxo168)

Black box data from the TransAsia Airlines turbo-prop plane that crashed in Taiwan has revealed that power was cut to both engines, investigators say.
Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council said the engines failed to produce enough thrust for two minutes after take-off.
Data suggest that the flight crew tried to stop and restart one of the engines, without success.
Flight GE235 carried 58 passengers and crew, at least 35 of whom died when the plane crashed into a river.
Fifteen people survived the crash.
According to investigators at a briefing in Taipei, the plane ran into trouble just 37 seconds after taking off from Taipei's Songshan airport.


Aviation authorities have ordered checks on all remaining ATR aircraft being used by Taiwanese companies Aviation authorities have ordered checks on all remaining ATR aircraft being used by Taiwanese companies
Rescue and retrieval teams say poor visibility in the river has hampered the search operation Rescue and retrieval teams say poor visibility in the river has hampered the search operation

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