'It just went dark.' Here are the unanswered questions about the deadly plane crash in Iran
It can sometimes take investigators more than a year to determine the cause of a plane crash and getting information about the deadly incident has become more complicated. Iranian officials said they won't hand over a recovered black box from the crash site to the U.S. or to Boeing for review.
A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran airport, killing all onboard. Photo: Mahmoud Hosseini/dpa Iranian officials told local media that engine failure likely brought down the plane, but some doubted that explanation. The crew was highly experienced, including a captain who had 11,600 hours on Boeing 737 and 5,500 of those as a captain, according to the airline.
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