Air crashes involving aircraft ATR-72
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-02-04 15:48TransAsia Airways has seen three air crashes involving aircraft ATR-72 in recent years.
An ATR 72 aircraft of TransAsia Airways crashed near an airport in Penghu, Taiwan, on July 23, 2014, killing 48 people and left over 10 injured.
Four flight crew members died after an ATR 72 aircraft of TransAsia Airways crashed into a mountain in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Jan 30, 1995.
Two were killed after an ATR 72 aircraft of TransAsia Airways experienced severe icing and crashed into the sea on December 21, 2002.
The aircraft ATR-72 has also seen other seven accidents in the past decade.
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