Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said investigations have shown damage to the flight data recorder (black box) and cockpit voice recorder of Al-Haddad plane that crashed in the Haymana area south of Ankara. Speaking before the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Uraloğlu explained that due to the limited number of countries capable of decoding such data, it was decided to conduct the analysis in the United Kingdom. Earlier, Libyan Minister of Transport Mohamed Al-Shahoubi announced that the United Kingdom had agreed to analyze the aircraft’s black box, adding that he had received the British ambassador to follow up on the technical procedures. Al-Shahoubi said at a press conference in early January that coordination was underway with the Turkish transport minister to support the joint investigation and reach the true causes of the incident, reaffirming the government’s commitment to presenting the findings to the public with full transparency. Meanwhile, the Head of the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority, Mohamed Shlaibek, noted that it is currently not possible to predict the time required to read and analyze the black box data.

Source: Libya Observer January 07, 2026 18:36 UTC