Here's the latest news on TransAsia Airways Flight 235, an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop, which crashed in the Keelung River in Taipei on February 4. The accident claimed the lives of 35 people with 8 missing. Preliminary findings were presented by Thomas Wang, executive director of Aviation Safety Council of Taiwan. Many questions have been asked, foremost of which was: why did the pilots turn off the wrong engine? The flight-data recorders revealed that the right engine did not flame out as what the pilot reported, but went into idle mode, obviously still running. But then the left engine was shut down and made the situation fatal. We'll wait for more updates, but I'm sure there's going to be a lot of discussion and retraining regarding crew coordination as a result of the accident.
A search for aircraft accidents involving the ATR 72 aircraft on the web reveals a string of accidents since the aircraft entered service in 1989. For TransAsia Airways alone, there has been 4 fatal accidents, including this one.
A search for aircraft accidents involving the ATR 72 aircraft on the web reveals a string of accidents since the aircraft entered service in 1989. For TransAsia Airways alone, there has been 4 fatal accidents, including this one.
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