Iran’s aviation authority continues its refusal in handing over the flight’s data recorders.
Hassan Rezaifar, Iran’s head of accidents investigation for its air authority. “Since the Ukrainian pilot was trying to return to the airport, a rocket, missile strike or the country’s defense system is out of question,” heascending normally
after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeinei airport at 6:12 a.m. on Wednesday. Transponder data from Flightradar24 cuts off after the plane reached 8,000 feet, which is an unusual altitude from which to crash, according to former airline mechanic and National Transportation Safety Board board member John Goglia. All 176 passengers died,
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