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Original title:The latest statistics of Taiwan's TransAsia Airlines crash accident: 31 dead, 17 injured and 12 missing On the morning of February 4, Taiwan TransAsia Airlines GE-235 flight carrying 58 people crashed into the Keelung River shortly after taking off from Taipei Songshan Airport. The picture shows local rescuers carrying out rescue at the scene of the air crash. Photo by Shao Hang, China News Service
China News Service, February 5 According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", an ATR-72-600 aircraft of Taiwan's TransAsia Airlines crashed into the Keelung River in Nangang, Taipei on the morning of the 4th, killing at least 31 people, injuring 17 people, and missing another 12 people.
TransAsia Airlines' ATR-72-600 aircraft, flight GE235, numbered B-22816, flew from Songshan to Kinmen at 10:52 a.m. on the 4th, and the pilot sent a "Mayday" distress signal at 10:54 a.m., and the fire department received a report at 10:56 a.m., confirming that the plane fell in the Keelung River section of Nangang, Taipei City, causing heavy casualties.
Before falling into the river, the plane flew at an abnormally skewed angle, the wing hit the viaduct of Huandong Avenue in Taipei City, and also brushed a taxi driving on Huandong Avenue, and the thrilling moment was all captured by the dash cam of the vehicle behind the taxi.
The five crew members of the plane include the pilot Liao Jianzhong, co-pilots Liu Zizhong and Hong Bingzhong, cabin crew members Huang Jingya and Ye Jiajing, passengers 51 adults and 2 children, a total of 58 people.
According to Taiwan's tourism department, there were 31 mainland passengers on board, including 2 mainland tour groups organized by Xiamen Tourism Group International Travel Agency, and 4 independent mainland passengers. Two groups of mainland tourists came to Taiwan to participate in a 6-day and 5-night itinerary, and both will embark on their return journey today, among which members of Feiyang Travel Agency were originally going to take the afternoon flight of Fuxing, but returned home early but took the "death flight".
After the TransAsia Airlines flight crashed, the nose fell into the Keelung River, many passengers were trapped in the nose part, and the personnel of the Taiwan Army's underwater operation brigade dived underwater to search for passengers who might be stuck in the cabin; A number of other passengers were thrown out of the plane and floated and sank in the Keelung River, and the rescue unit dispatched a large number of rubber boats to search along the river and found many people.
Taiwan's military and police mobilized a large number of manpower to rescue them, and some trapped passengers climbed out of the cabin on their own, soaking wet with frightened expressions. The rescued people were sent to Taiwan Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei Municipal United Hospital Zhongxiao Campus, Taiwan Army Songshan Hospital, Xizhi Cathay Pacific Hospital, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, and Taipei Medical University Affiliated Hospital.
However, many people had no breathing and heartbeat before being sent to the hospital, and as the towing operation progressed, the victims were found one after another, and at least 31 people had died in the early hours of this morning.
In addition to the passengers on board, the affected taxi driver and passengers were injured, and the frightened driver Zhou Cidong was stabbed in the eye by broken glass, and his hands trembled when he sought medical treatment, and he was greatly frightened.
The plane that crashed TransAsia Airlines was manufactured on April 14, 2014, was only 9 months old, and was most recently inspected on January 26. According to the estimates of Taiwan's "Civil Aviation Administration of the Ministry of Communications", the crash site was only about 5 kilometers away from the runway head, and it lost contact after takeoff.
As for the cause of the accident, Taiwan's "Flight Safety Investigation Committee" has obtained black boxes on the afternoon of the 4th, including the cockpit voice call recorder (CVR) and flight recorder (FDR), and immediately interpreted it. The "Ministry of Communications" also announced that a total of 22 aircraft of the same type on the island were grounded and could only fly again after passing the special inspection.
TransAsia Airlines, which crashed into the river on the 4th, also had an ATR72-500 plane crash outside Magong Airport on July 23 last year, killing 48 people.
In less than 7 months, there were two air crashes, and TransAsia Airlines held a press conference on the afternoon of the 4th led by TransAsia Airlines CEO Chen Xinde to bow and apologize.
In response to this aviation accident, Ma Ying-jeou's office spokesman Ma Weiguo relayed that Ma Ying-jeou was very concerned and continued to grasp the latest situation, and instructed the "Executive Yuan" to ask relevant units to make every effort to search and rescue and provide comprehensive assistance.
TransAsia Airlines passenger plane accident, the Taipei Disaster Response Center was opened at the first level, and Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe also went to the disaster center to sit and set up a single window to assist the family.
After the fuselage and tail were hung ashore at 8 o'clock in the evening, the nose planted in the river was also hoisted and surfaced at 11:10 p.m. Due to the serious impact and unrecognizable, the nose of the machine was overwhelmed by crushing during the lifting process and fell once, affecting the lifting operation.
As the wreckage of the plane landed one after another, rescuers also recovered the bodies, and the death toll continued to increase. 20 lifeboats also searched for missing passengers along the river, and did not give up on the rescue.
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Posted on 2/5/2015 8:44:49 AM
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