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Black Boxes Recovered After Ankara Crash That Killed Libya’s Western Chief of Staff

Investigators are examining the recovered flight recorders under a court-ordered probe into the fatal Ankara-area crash.

Overview

  • Turkish authorities recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders and began technical examination that experts say could take months.
  • Ankara prosecutors opened a judicial investigation, and a 22‑member Libyan delegation including relatives of victims arrived in Turkey.
  • The Falcon 50 (tail 9H‑DFJ) reported an electrical problem about 15 minutes after departure from Ankara before contact was lost at 20:52 near Haymana.
  • Debris spans roughly 3 km² and the remains of eight people, including Gen. Mohammed Al‑Haddad, four advisers, and three crew, remain at the site as 408 responders work in poor weather.
  • Turkish broadcasters aired footage of a sky flash near the last known position, but officials have not determined the cause; Al‑Haddad had been in Ankara on an official visit to a key Tripoli ally.