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TransAsia flight 235 crash: 'Last communication' from pilot was 'Mayday Mayday engine flameout' | TransAsia flight 235 crash: 'Last communication' from pilot was 'Mayday Mayday engine flameout' |
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The last communication from one of the TransAsia flight 235’s pilots was "Mayday Mayday engine flameout", according to an air traffic control recording on liveatc.net. | The last communication from one of the TransAsia flight 235’s pilots was "Mayday Mayday engine flameout", according to an air traffic control recording on liveatc.net. |
The ATR 72 prop-jet aircraft, carrying 58 people, was flying on its side, with one wing scraping past Taiwan's National Freeway No. 1 just seconds before it plunged into the Keelung River, yards from the shore, local television images showed. | The ATR 72 prop-jet aircraft, carrying 58 people, was flying on its side, with one wing scraping past Taiwan's National Freeway No. 1 just seconds before it plunged into the Keelung River, yards from the shore, local television images showed. |
A flameout is usually caused by an interruption of the fuel supply to the engine or when there is faulty combustion, resulting in an engine failure. Twin-engined aircraft, however, are usually able to keep flying even when one engine has failed. | A flameout is usually caused by an interruption of the fuel supply to the engine or when there is faulty combustion, resulting in an engine failure. Twin-engined aircraft, however, are usually able to keep flying even when one engine has failed. |
Reports of the last communication not been independently verified or confirmed by officials. | Reports of the last communication not been independently verified or confirmed by officials. |
It is the airline's second French-Italian-built ATR 72 to crash in the past year. TransAsia is Taiwan's third-largest carrier. One of its ATR 72-500 planes crashed while trying to land at Penghu Island last July, killing 48 of the 58 passengers and crew on board. | It is the airline's second French-Italian-built ATR 72 to crash in the past year. TransAsia is Taiwan's third-largest carrier. One of its ATR 72-500 planes crashed while trying to land at Penghu Island last July, killing 48 of the 58 passengers and crew on board. |