Taipei - Kinmen

On February 4, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Taipei - Kinmen experienced a crash involving ATR72-600, operated by TransAsia Airways, with the event recorded near Taipei-Songshan Taipei City (<U+81FA><U+5317><U+5E02>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

58 people were known to be on board, 43 fatalities were recorded, 15 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 74.1%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 53, passenger fatalities: 39, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin turboprop took off from runway 10 at 1052LT. While climbing to a height of 1,200 feet, the crew sent a mayday message, stating that an engine flamed out. Shortly later, the aircraft stalled and banked left up to an angle of 90° and hit the concrete barrier of a bridge crossing over the Keelung River. Out of control, the aircraft crashed into the river and was destroyed. It has been confirmed that 40 occupants were killed while 15 others were rescued. Three occupants remains missing. A taxi was hit on the bridge and its both occupants were also injured. According to the images available, it appears that the left engine was windmilling when the aircraft hit the bridge. First investigations reveals that the master warning activated during the initial climb when the left engine was throttled back. Shortly later, the right engine auto-feathered and the stall alarm sounded.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-22816, MSN 1141, year of manufacture 2014.