United Kingdom to Lead Technical Analysis of Libyan Military Plane Crash Data. Tripoli, Libya — Official statements indicate that the United Kingdom will conduct the technical analysis of the flight recorder recovered from a recent military plane crash in Turkey.
The incident, which occurred on December 23, resulted in the death of Libya’s army chief, General Mohammed al-Haddad, along with several high-ranking aides and crew members.
The flight recorder, commonly referred to as a black box, is expected to provide critical data regarding the final moments of the flight and the specific cause of the crash.
According to official statements from the Libyan Transport Ministry during a briefing in Tripoli, the decision to involve British investigators was reached through a joint agreement between Libyan and Turkish authorities.
The ministry confirmed that the selection aligns with international aviation protocols established under the Chicago Convention.
These rules require that the nation performing the data analysis must be a neutral party to ensure the integrity of the findings. While other European nations were initially considered for the task, the United Kingdom was the only candidate accepted by both Libya and Turkey to lead the technical review.
The government stated in a communiqué that Germany had been the first choice to analyze the device.
However, this option was dismissed after German officials suggested involving French investigators. Libyan authorities rejected this proposal, citing specific regulations regarding neutrality. Because the Falcon 50 jet involved in the crash was manufactured in France and two of the crew members were French nationals, officials determined that France was not eligible to participate in the analysis.
This decision was made to avoid any perceived conflict of interest during the investigation into the cause of the crash.
The fatal event occurred shortly after the aircraft took off from Ankara. Regional officials confirmed that the crash claimed the lives of eight people in total, including General Haddad, four military aides, and three crew members.
