The black box and cockpit voice recorder of a private jet that crashed near Turkey’s capital Ankara, claiming the life of Libya’s army chief and others, were found amidst the wreckage. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya mentioned that the wreckage spanned about three square kilometers. The voice recorder was retrieved at 2:45 am, followed by the discovery of the black box at 3:20 am, as reported by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu News Agency.
A 22-member Libyan delegation, including relatives of the victims and officials from the Defence and Interior Ministries, arrived in Ankara for further investigations. Yerlikaya expressed curiosity about the crash’s cause, noting that the recovered data would provide insights, to be shared by the authorities. Meanwhile, Libyan military officials are examining the jet’s wreckage to ascertain the circumstances leading to the tragic incident.
The Falcon 50 jet crashed after takeoff from Ankara, with the wreckage located near Kesikkavak village in Ankara’s Haymana district. Despite an emergency landing signal sent by the aircraft near Haymana, subsequent communication attempts failed. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah confirmed the fatalities, including Army Chief of Staff Mohammed al-Haddad and other senior military figures, returning from an official visit to Turkey. The Libyan Government of National Unity declared a three-day national mourning period in honor of the deceased military officials.
