(AA Photo)A preliminary accident investigation report found that the private jet carrying Libya's military chief crashed into a hillside near Ankara with both engines operational and the aircraft structurally intact, contradicting earlier speculation of an in-flight explosion. Search operations continue at the wreckage of the private jet carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff General Mohammed Ali Al-Haddad in Ankara, Dec. 24, 2025. Final report on Ankara crash is pendingThe preliminary report provides initial technical data on the crash but does not draw a definitive conclusion on the cause. The Ankara chief public prosecutor's office assigned four prosecutors under the coordination of a deputy prosecutor to investigate the crash. A security perimeter was established at the crash site, with aircraft wreckage and the flight data recorder secured as evidence.
