TransAsia Airways Flight 510A
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 A TransAsia Airways ATR 72-202 similar to the aircraft involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 January 1995 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ATR 72-200 |
| Operator | TransAsia Airways |
| IATA flight No. | GE510A |
| ICAO flight No. | TNA510A |
| Call sign | TRANSASIA 510 ALPHA |
| Registration | B-22717 |
| Flight origin | Magong Airport |
| Destination | Songshan Airport |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 30 January 1995, TransAsia Airways Flight 510A crashed in Taiwan's Guishan District during a ferry flight.[1][2][3][4][5]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was an ATR 72-200. Registered B-22717 with serial number 435, it was manufactured on 16 November the previous year and had since accumulated 265 hours and 47 minutes of flight time.[1]: 3 It was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney PW124B turboprops, both had flown for nearly 275 hours.[1]: 4
Crew
The captain, 54-year-old Wang Hongjia, was the pilot monitoring. He had clocked over 17,000 hours of flight time with almost 2,000 hours on the ATR 72.[1]: 2 The first officer, 58-year-old Li Guangzhi, was the pilot flying. He had accumulated a total flying experience of nearly 6,900 hours, of which more than 4,400 hours were on the make and model.[1]: 3 Two flight attendants, 26-year-old Lau Wai-hing and 25-year-old Lin Ziya, were also on-board the flight.[1]: 3
