AIN Staff

An ATR 72 operated by <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2014-07-23/transasia-atr-crashes-taiwan-48-dead">TransAsia</a> crashed on July 23 during an instrument approach to Makong Airport, near Penghu in the Taiwan Strait. Forty-eight of the 58 people aboard the aircraft were reported dead. Local weather at the time of the late afternoon accident included heavy rain generated by Typhoon Matmo. Taiwan-area schools and financial markets were closed at the time of the crash due to the typhoon.


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Turboprop Crash in Taiwan Claims 48

Reports are still unclear on the role of weather conditions.

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