Pilots blamed for 2014 TransAsia crash on Taiwan island

Taipei

TWO TransAsia Airways pilots caused a 2014 plane crash that left 48 people dead by flying too low as they attempted to land on an island during a typhoon, Taiwan's aviation authorities said on Friday.

Taiwan's aviation body said that the pilots flew below the minimum altitude required in poor visibility caused by Typhoon Matmo on July 23, 2014, in its final report into the airline's second fatal accident in a year.