Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on board

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Post by ComputerGuru » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:14 AM UTC

Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on board
bbc.co.uk

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Post by tzfld » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:30 AM UTC

Not related to the Iran-US conflict, it seems.

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Post by sschueller » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:31 AM UTC

This will be a difficult investigation.

As we have seen with other Boeing crashes, Boeing will blame everyone else before admitting anything.

Iran for sure won't admit it if they shot it down by mistake and if the US shot it down they wouldn't admit it either.

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Post by taspeotis » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:31 AM UTC

PPRuNe’s my go-to for information on these sorts of things but please note the posts can come pretty quickly without much verification.

https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/628650-ukrainian-aircraf...

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Post by BinaryIdiot » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:32 AM UTC

Happening hours after Iran's strike against bases in Iraq raises the obvious question: is this in any way related to the strikes or a coincidence?

I'm guessing it'll be at least a few months before we hear about the why but I wonder if there will be additional focus on it due to the recent tensions.

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Post by est » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:32 AM UTC

flightradar24 data

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ps752#23732569

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Post by idclip » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:33 AM UTC

like having a door slam while you try to gently clean your loaded shotgun.

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Post by sparkling » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:33 AM UTC

tzfld wrote: post #2

Not related to the Iran-US conflict, it seems.

There was been zero independent investigation yet from the aircraft manufacturer, a reputable aviation agency and/or the carrier.

Iran declaring it a "technical defect" after just a few hours is not enough to rule out a accidental missile shoot or similar.

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Post by onetimemanytime » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:33 AM UTC

tzfld wrote: post #2

Not related to the Iran-US conflict, it seems.

Maybe, but average people will not believe it.

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Post by nickserv » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 7:33 AM UTC

sschueller wrote: post #3

This will be a difficult investigation. As we have seen with other Boeing crashes, Boeing will blame everyone else before admitting anything. Iran for sure won't admit it if they shot it down by mistake and if the US shot it down they wouldn't admit it either.

It'll be a very easy investigation: "pilot error".

This way there's no need to dig any deeper.