B-22810 – ATR 72-500 – 2014-07-23 NTSB Accident Report

On July 23, 2014, a Atr 72-500 (B-22810) was involved in an accident near Makung, TW. The accident resulted in 58 fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.

The Aviation Safety Council of Taiwan provided this information: On July 23, 2014, an ATR 72-212A, registered B-22810, operated by Transasia, took off from Kaohsiung bound for Magong. The crew was directed to enter a holding pattern because of reported visibility under VOR minima on the airfield and then was vectored as the visibility was reported to 1600m. The crew started the VOR DME to runway 20 and started the descent. Heavy showers were reported around the airfield during the final approach. The aircraft impacted trees located about 850m North east of the runway axis and finally impacted a block of house around 730m east of the threshold 20.

The Aviation Safety Council of Taiwan, Republic of China, is investigating the accident.

This accident is documented in NTSB report ENG14WA021. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft B-22810.