Iran’s civil aviation has issued the second report on the Ukrainian plane accidentally shot minutes after takeoff from Tehran.
Iran issues second report on Ukrainian plane shot near Tehran
22 Jan 2020 - 13:32
Iran’s civil aviation has issued the second report on the Ukrainian plane accidentally shot minutes after takeoff from Tehran.
The report, published by the Civil Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IRI) on Monday, includes detailed technical information about the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752.
According to the report, the Kiev-bound Boeing 737-800 took off from runway 29R at Imam Khomenei International Airport at 06:12 a.m. local time on January 8 and was then delivered to approach unit at Mehrabad Airport in the capital.
From 06.18 a.m. onward, the radar controller repeatedly tried to contact the pilot as the flight information was lost, but he received no answer, it added.
The radar data showed the plane was flying at an altitude of 8,100 feet, but the aircraft identification and altitude information later disappeared from the radar screen, and no radio messages were received from the pilot regarding unusual circumstances.
After samples were examined at the crash site, the possibility of laser and electromagnetic (radioactive) rays having hit the aircraft was excluded.
Samples were also tested at laboratories to look for traces of explosives both inside and outside the aircraft.
According to the report, preliminary examinations suggest the need for the plane wreck to be subjected to thorough investigation for possible traces of explosives.
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