According to Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council, seconds after the twin-propeller plane took off, a master warning sounded in the cockpit associated with right engine “flame out.”
But during the apparent confusion, the pilots shutoff fuel to the left engine a short time later, resulting in a shutdown of both engines, officials reported. With nothing powering the plane, it plummeted, clipping a bridge and plunging into a river near Taipei Songshan Airport.
At least 35 of the 58 people aboard Flight 235 were killed in the crash, including both pilots. Eight people were unaccounted for as of Friday afternoon.
The preliminary findings released Friday were based on cockpit voice and flight data recorders, but officials cautioned that it could take more than a year for the investigation to be completed.
The lead investigator of the crash also emphasized that the preliminary release of the findings was not meant to assign blame or liability.
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