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4/2/2015

TransAsia ATR-72 , registration B-22816 , performing flight GE-235 from Taipei Songshan Airport to Kinmen Airport, with 53 passengers and five crew members on board.

- Shortly after take-off, a fault in the autofeather unit of the number-2 engine caused the automatic take-off power control system to autofeather that engine. The flight crew misdiagnosed the problem, and shut down the still-functioning number-1 engine.
- The aircraft reached an altitude of 1,630 ft (500 m) and then began descending until it crashed into the Keelung River, on the border of Nangang District of Taipei and Xizhi District of New Taipei.
- The last pilot communication to air traffic control was: "Mayday, mayday, engine flameout."
- The crash was recorded by dashcams in several cars travelling west along the elevated Huandong Viaduct next to the river. The aircraft, flying level, first cleared an apartment building. Then it rolled sharply, at nearly a 90° bank angle, left wing down.
- At least 23 people were killed in the crash, Taipei’s fire department confirmed. Twenty people remained missing, while 15 others were injured.