A Transasia Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration B-22816 performing flight GE-235 from Taipei Songshan to Kinmen (Taiwan) with 53 passengers and 5 crew, departed Songshan's runway 10. Shortly after takeoff at 10:52L (02:52Z) the aircraft began to roll left, the crew radioed "Mayday! Mayday! Engine Flame Out!" at 10:53L with no further transmission, the aircraft reached a maximum height of about 1050 feet (corrected for QNH), lost height, struck a taxi, hit a Huangdong Boulevard Viaduct with its left wing at nearly 90 degrees of bank angle at about 10:55L (02:55Z) and impacted the water of the Keelung River near the Nankang Software Park coming to rest inverted, about 2.9nm from the end of runway 10. 17 people were rescued alive, 23 occupants were killed, 18 people are missing and feared trapped inside the wreckage almost submerged in the river.
The airline reported at 19:00L that 23 occupants have been killed, 16 occupants are being treated in various hospitals, one survivor has already been released from hospital care. The accident ATR-72-600 has been in service for less than a year and underwent last regular maintenance on Jan 26th 2015. The airline conducts an immediate inspection of all engines on their fleet following a directive by Taiwan's Civil Aviation Authority.
Taiwan's ASC have dispatched investigators on site and opened an investigation.
Metars:
RCSS 040400Z 10009KT 9999 FEW009 BKN025 BKN035 16/13 Q1023 NOSIG RMK A3023
RCSS 040330Z 11011KT 9999 FEW015 BKN025 BKN035 16/13 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3024
RCSS 040307Z 11010KT 9999 FEW015 BKN028 BKN040 16/13 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3024
RCSS 040300Z 10010KT 9999 FEW015 BKN028 BKN040 16/13 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3025
RCSS 040230Z 10008KT 9999 FEW013 BKN028 BKN040 16/13 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3025
RCSS 040225Z 10008KT 9999 FEW013 BKN028 BKN040 16/13 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3026
RCSS 040200Z 11007KT 9999 -DZ FEW013 BKN028 BKN040 16/14 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3026
RCSS 040130Z 11008KT 9999 -DZ FEW013 BKN028 BKN040 16/13 Q1025 NOSIG RMK A3027
RCSS 040100Z 11007KT 9999 -DZ FEW009 BKN028 BKN040 16/13 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3026
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