TransAsia Aircraft Crashes After Takeoff In Taipei

A TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 has crashed into a river in Taipei, with 26 passengers reported dead. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff from Taipei’s Songshan Airport just before 11 a.m. on Feb. 4. A video shot by a motorist shows the turboprop dropping and banking steeply before clipping a...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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