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 - 09:54

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

Aviation Safety Council executive director Thomas Wang also said the pilots may have shut off the remaining engine before attempting to restart both, but the plane crashed before that could happen.

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