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'Wow, Pulled Back on the Wrong Throttle,' Said TransAsia Crash Pilot Seconds Before Impact
Flight safety officials report that the pilot of TransAsia flight GE235 mistakenly switched off the plane's only working engine before it crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people.
Latest Crash Exposes Dangerously Low Standards for Airline Pilots in Asia
The recent crash in Taiwan was TransAsia’s second in seven months and the latest of many in Asia, highlighting safety gaps in the region's booming airline industry.
Video Shows TransAsia Flight Crashing into River, Killing At Least 23
The aircraft plunged into the river near Taipei, Taiwan's capital city, and several people recorded dramatic footage of the plane clipping a highway as it came down.
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