Transasia Airways crash tragically occurred as the passenger airliner failed at an emergency landing in Taiwan. It seems more and more aviation disasters are occurring nowadays, and the recent Transasia Airways crash which, according to local officials killed up to more than 47 people, is one of them.

According to The New York Times, the passengers aboard the Transasia jet were flying to a Taiwanese island. However, Taiwan's Transportation Ministry said they were killed Wednesday in the Transasia Airways crash which was allegedly due to a failed emergency landing from bad weather.

The BBC reports that the Transasia Airways crash crashed near Magong airport on the outlying Penghu island.

The NY Times said that the TransAsia Airways twin turboprop was flying from the Taiwan city of Kaohsiung, going to Magong on the Penghu Islands. The flight occurred during rain and heavy winds since Typhoon Matmo was then passing through the region. Reports say that gusts of wind nearing as high as 40 miles per hour were circulating during the flight which was linked to the TransAsia Airways crash.

A 14-year-old plane, the jet was carrying a total of 54 passengers and four crew members on board, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

Late Wednesday, the Transportation Ministry said that 47 people had been killed and 11 were injured in the Flight 222 TransAsia Airways crash. The ATR 72 reportedly crashed into residential buildings in a village near Magong and even caught fire from the impact.

According to aviation officials, local media reported said that flight GE222 had to abort its initial landing and crash.

The plane was reportedly scheduled to leave at 4 p.m. however, bad weather delayed the flight and it left at around 5:42 p.m. for the 35-minute trip to Magong.

A spokesman for Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council told reporters that it was still too early to tell whether the TransAsia Airways crash was originally caused by the typhoon.

In the meantime, investigators from the council and Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih are beginning the investigation on the TransAsia Airways crash after they flew to Magong late Wednesday.

The NY Times reports that Director General Jean Shen of the Civil Aeronautics Administration said the pilot had previously asked to make a second attempt at landing the plane. However, air traffic control in Magong reportedly lost contact with the plane before they were able to respond, said the Central News Agency. Shen added that two planes had already landed safely at the Magong Airport before the TransAsia Airways crash.

According to local news media reports, the pilot of the plane, 60-year-old Li Yi-liang, had nearly 23,000 hours of flying experience. His co-pilot, 39-year-old Chiang Kuan-hsing, had 2,391 hours, said the Civil Aeronautics Administration said.

There has been spreading news footage from Magong which showed the badly damaged plane amid houses. The injured passengers and survivors of the TransAsia Airways crash were also seen climbing out of the plane.

Jean Shen, director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, told Reuters news agency, 'It's chaotic [at] the scene,.'

A witness named Hsueh De-chong wrote on Facebook of the TransAsia Airways crash as reported by Taiwan's Apple Daily, 'The fire was extremely big. It burned even in the heavy rain.'

Troubled relatives were also seen seeking information on their loved ones as they rushed to hospitals and Kaohsiung Airport.

Local television also showed Hsu Yu-jie, a 34-year-old employee of the Penghu County accounting and statistics department, sobbing and saying as she collapsed in tears, 'My daughter.'

According to the BBC, about 200 military personnel have joined rescuers in the search for survivors of the TransAsia Airways crash.

Meanwhile, Chooi Yee-choong, TransAsia Airways' General Manager appeared before reporters in Taipei and can do nothing but bow in apology for the TransAsia Airways crash, which killed most of its passengers. According to news reports, Yee-choong tearfully apologised for the accident.

According to reports, Yee-choong spared no effort in the rescue mission and transporting relatives of passengers to Magong on Thursday morning. Yee-choong said in apology to the TransAsia Airways crash, 'We express our deepest apologies to everyone for this unfortunate event.'

The Sydney Morning Herald also said that Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed condolences and 'deep grief' with regard to the incident.

Firefighters and other emergency personnel are reportedly still attempting to rescue those on board.

Hsi Wen-guang, a spokesman for the local fire department said, 'It was thunderstorm conditions during the crash. From the crash site we sent 11 people to hospital with injuries. A few empty apartment buildings adjacent to the runway caught fire, but no-one was inside at the time and the fire was extinguished.'

According to the BBC, Taiwan was hit early Wednesday by strong winds and rain from tropical storm, Typhoon Matmo.

Despite this, a Civil Aeronautics Administration official told Reuters that bad weather during the TransAsia Airways crash did not exceed international regulations for landing.

The SMH reports that Taiwan had shut its financial markets and schools in two days before Typhoon Matmo hit. The storm had already passed the island and is currently heading into China at the time of the crash.

TransAsia Airways crash had tributes flowing for its victims. The airlines is a 63-year-old private company which flights mainly include Taiwan with routes to China, Japan and Southeast Asia. According to reports, it flies a dozen Airbus jets and 10 turboprops from French-Italian manufacturer ATR.