TransAsia cockpit audio: 'Mayday, mayday, engine flameout'
Updated | By Olivia Phalaetsile
Cockpit audio has been released from the TransAsia plane which crashed in Taiwan on Wednesday.
At least 31 people were killed in the crash.
The message from the pilot was received by air traffic control just seconds before the plane crashed into a Taipei river shortly after take-off.
There were 58 passengers on board.
The pilot is heard saying: “Mayday, mayday, engine flameout.”
Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration said 31 people were confirmed dead, 15 were rescued with injuries and 12 were still missing.
VIDEO: Daily Mirror
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