TransAsia flight crash: Transcript of control tower's exchange with pilot released

TransAsia flight crash: Transcript of control tower's exchange with pilot released

FP Archives February 5, 2015, 12:49:57 IST

A widely broadcast audio clip including exchanges between the control tower and pilot of doomed TransAsia Flight 235 was confirmed by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautical Administration as authentic.

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TransAsia flight crash: Transcript of control tower's exchange with pilot released

Taipei, Taiwan: A widely broadcast audio clip including exchanges between the control tower and pilot of doomed TransAsia Flight 235 was confirmed by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautical Administration as authentic.

Here is a transcript of excerpts of that exchange:

Control tower: “(inaudible) … wind 100 degrees, 9.9 knots. Clear to take off”

Pilot: “Clear to take off, runway 10, TransAsia 235”

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Relatives of victims pray near the body of the flight that crashed. AP

Pilot: “(inaudible) … mayday, mayday, engine flameout”

Control tower: “TransAsia 235, please try again. Contact Taipei, approach on 119.7”

Control tower: “TransAsia 235. Control tower. … TransAsia 235. Control tower. "

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