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9. Rescue footage:

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 03:19 AM

Feb 2015

At first I thought they were pulling bodies out and was prepared to post a graphic warning. These two seem to be alive. Amazing.

The plane appears to be not completely out of control (not nose first) and lands in shallow water.
Video at link:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/domestic-passenger-flight-crashes-taiwan-58-people-aboard-040638130.html

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Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river [View all] alp227 Feb 2015 OP

10 people have been rescued, others remain trapped. greyl Feb 2015 #1

Taipei International Airport OldRedneck Feb 2015 #2

Caught on dash cam. This looks like a bad one. Mr.Bill Feb 2015 #3

Good eye. Mr.Bill Feb 2015 #5

Does it clip the building? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #6

I wondered that, but I can't tell CreekDog Feb 2015 #7

Power problem? Engine out? Maybe a configuration error or malfunction? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #8

in that image, the stabilizer doesn't look damaged either CreekDog Feb 2015 #12

Rescue footage: Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #9

My take on this from the video clip .. DemoTex Feb 2015 #11

Early reports from ATC say they lost an engine... Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #13

Yeah. Makes sense. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #14