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Determined responsabilities for Uberlingen air crash

Braunshweig, Germany - Germany’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said the crash was caused by human error

In their final report published on Wednesday, related to Uberlingen air crash of July the 1st 2002 (see AVIONEWS article), the German authorities blamed both the Swiss air traffic controller on duty at the time of the crash and the pilots of the Russian Tupolev jet. The report found that the controller only gave the planes instructions to avoid a collision 43 seconds before impact. The crew of the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63515
Rome, Italy, 05/19/2004 16:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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