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16:58 04/02/2015
TransAsia plane pilot reported of engine failure minutes before crash
One of the TransAsia flight 235’s pilots sent a distress call several minutes before the crash saying the plane suffered an engine failure, Taiwan's Civil Aviation Authority said, according to Sputnik News.
The pilot alerted the air traffic control to the issue. His last communication was "Mayday Mayday engine flameout," Reuters reports.
The ATR-72 aircraft with five crew members and 53 passengers was en route from Taiwan's capital Taipei to the island of Greater Kinmen when it crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff Wednesday. Over 30 passengers were reportedly tourists from mainland China.
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