"According to officials, the French-made Dassault Falcon 50 took off from Ankara Esenboga Airport at 2:17pm on Tuesday, heading back to Libya, reported an electrical malfunction 16 minutes later and requested an emergency return. Radar contact was lost shortly after at 2:41 pm (17:41 GMT) while the aircraft was descending towards the runway. Officials said there was only a two-minute window between the emergency alarm and the crash."
"The site of Tuesday's crash near Kesikkavak village in Haymana district, roughly 70km (43 miles) south of Ankara has been sealed off by Turkish security forces. All wreckage, including the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, or black boxes, has been secured and transported for analysis, according to authorities. As part of the prosecutor-led investigation, specialists are examining air traffic control recordings, radar data and airport security camera footage."
A French-made Dassault Falcon 50 departed Ankara Esenboga Airport and reported an electrical malfunction 16 minutes after takeoff, requesting an emergency return before radar contact was lost while descending. The crash near Kesikkavak village in Haymana district, roughly 70 km south of Ankara, killed Libyan army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and seven companions. Turkish security forces sealed the site and recovered all wreckage, including the cockpit voice and flight data recorders, which have been transported for analysis. The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is coordinating a probe examining flight recordings, radar data, airport CCTV, crew activity, maintenance records and communication logs; France's BEA will participate.
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