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News ID: 55380
Publish Date : 21 July 2018 - 21:58

CAO Blames Pilot Error for ATR Crash

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An official with the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran blamed the pilot and co-pilot for the February crash of an ATR passenger plane that killed 66 people in southwestern Iran.
Hassan Rezaeefar said the pilot had brought down the plane below the minimum allowable altitude, managed the situation inappropriately, failed to run through the flight checklists, used the autopilot system in a wrong time when the plane was approaching the airport, and ignored a request from the co-pilot.