Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has revealed a preliminary finding on Feb. 15 into the fatal crash of a UH-60M helicopter on Jan. 2.
According to the information given, the pilot was navigating on VFR route C-10 in the direction from Sindian to Yilan.
The information published on the AIP for Taipei FIR shows that the route to be taken from Sindian to Yilan is along Highway No.9. This will take the aircraft over the outskirts of Yilan city before the highway turns south for the city center.
However, based on the data provided in the report. It shows the pilot did not follow the exact route of Highway No.9 to exit the mountain regions but he had turned south much earlier to track towards Jiaoxi Township.
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