ASN Aircraft accident ATR 72-202 B-22717 Taipei
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Date:Monday 30 January 1995
Time:19:43
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT72 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
ATR 72-202
Operator:TransAsia Airways
Registration: B-22717
MSN: 435
First flight: 1994-10-28 (3 months)
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW124B
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:ca. 20 km S of Taipei (   Taiwan)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Magong Airport (MZG/RCQC), Taiwan
Destination airport:Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taiwan
Narrative:
After a flight from Penghu Island the ATR-72 crashed into a hillside at 19:43 LT. The aircraft was flying at an altitude of 300 m. The altitude should have been 640-770 m.
The aircraft was just for one month in service (after delivery on December 20, 1994).

Classification:

Sources:
» Aircraft Illustrated April 1995 (15)
» Flight International 8-14 February 1995 (16)
» International Herald Tribune 2.2.1995
» Scramble 190(48)


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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Magong Airport to Taipei-Songshan Airport as the crow flies is 255 km (159 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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