The crash of a Yak-42D on May 26, 2003, can be summed up in one sentence: "Military charter hazards and the convention of nil responsibility for safety and standards." The Spanish peacekeepers aboard the flight had survived the tour in Afghanistan, but not the flight home as a consequence. The international commission of four participating nations has provisionally approved the investigator's draft report covering the crash into mountainous terrain near Trabzon Airport, on the shore of the Black Sea in…
Fatigue, Bad Weather, Poor Planning Led to Crash
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