Report: Pilot shut down wrong engine prior to Taiwan crash

The Taiwanese Aviation Safety Council (ASC) report on the fatal crash of TransAsia Airways flight GE235 in February has detailed the captain’s voice on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) as saying, “Wow, pulled back the wrong side throttle,” seconds before impact. The ATR 72-600 crash killed 43...

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