Investigation after jet carrying Libyan officers crashes in Turkiye

Investigation after jet carrying Libyan officers crashes in Turkiye Authorities are examining a wide range of data, including flight recordings and airpot CCTV footage, officials say. Istanbul, Turkiye - Turkish authorities and Libyan officials are conducting an investigation into the crash of a private jet that killed Libya’s army chief, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and seven other people near Ankara. The probe, coordinated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, is focusing on technical evidence, flight recordings, crew activity and aircraft maintenance, officials said. The French civil aviation investigations agency, BEA, has announced that it will participate in the probe. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Libyan army chief killed in plane crash: What next? list 2 of 3 Turkiye, Libya intensify probe into deadly plane crash near Ankara list 3 of 3 Turkiye arrests 115 ISIL suspects it says planned holiday attacks General al-Haddad had been received in Ankara on Tuesday for talks with his Turkish counterpart, Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, and Defence Minister Yasar Guler. According to officials, the French-made Dassault Falcon 50 took off from Ankara Esenboga Airport at 2:17pm on Tuesday, heading back to Libya, reported an electrical malfunction 16 minutes later and requested an emergency return. Radar contact was lost shortly after at 2:41 pm (17:41 GMT) while the aircraft was descending towards the runway. Officials said there was only a two-minute window between the emergency alarm and the crash. The probe’s many factors The forensic examination of the bodies of General al-Haddad and his military companions was completed early on Saturday and they have been repatriated to Libya after a ceremony in their honour at an airbase outside Ankara. The site of Tuesday’s crash - near Kesikkavak village in Haymana district, roughly 70km (43 miles) south of Ankara - has been sealed off by Turkish security forces. All wreckage, including the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, or “black boxes”, has been secured and transported for analysis, according to authorities. As part of the prosecutor-led investigation , specialists are examining air traffic control recordings, radar data and airport security camera footage. Authorities have also requested communication logs between the pilots and the control tower and are reviewing the crew’s rest periods, medical history and records of meals or medication taken before the flight. Maintenance logs and documentation related to the aircraft’s most recent checks are also under scrutiny to identify any possible technical lapses. Fuel samples have been taken from both the wreckage and airport tanks to rule out contamination or incorrect fuel use, while local weather data from the time of the crash has been requested. If evidence points to a structural failure or design flaw, investigators said, the inquiry could be expanded to include manufacturers and maintenance contractors. International rules and reporting timeline Gursel Tokmakoglu, former head of the Turkish air force’s intelligence agency, said the crash should be viewed as an international case, given the number of actors involved. “The Libyan government chartered an aircraft from a foreign...

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