Organisation: Aviation Safety Council

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Jet’s only live engine turned off by mistake

The pilot flying a TransAsia Airways jet mistakenly switched off the plane’s only working engine seconds before it crashed on February 4, killing 43 people, Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) said.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2015

Taiwan plane crash engines lost power after take-off

One of the engines on TransAsia Airways Flight 235 went idle 37 seconds after take-off, Taiwan’s top aviation safety official said today.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

Fatigue cracks probable cause of China Airlines crash

Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council said today fatigue cracks probably caused a China Airlines plane to crash in May 2002, killing all 225 people on board.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2005