Malaysia Airlines MH17 Report Reveals Shocking Details About Final Moments
- 9 years ago
Harrowing details of the final moments of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were revealed Tuesday as part of investigators' final report into the tragedy.
The Dutch Safety Board, which led the investigation, concluded the aircraft was brought down by a Russian-made BUK missile system.
The 298 passengers and crew aboard MH17 had no warning that their so-far uneventful flight was about to turn into one of the worst air disasters for almost 20 years.
The warhead — launched 33,000 feet below in the Ukrainian countryside — exploded less than one yard from the aircraft's cockpit, the Dutch report said.
A split-second later, hundreds of "high-energy" fragments pierced the fuselage and the shrapnel instantly killed the two pilots and one crew member inside.
There was no mayday call or attempt to maneuver, the report noted.
The cockpit voice recorder stopped abruptly at the point of impact.
The Dutch Safety Board, which led the investigation, concluded the aircraft was brought down by a Russian-made BUK missile system.
The 298 passengers and crew aboard MH17 had no warning that their so-far uneventful flight was about to turn into one of the worst air disasters for almost 20 years.
The warhead — launched 33,000 feet below in the Ukrainian countryside — exploded less than one yard from the aircraft's cockpit, the Dutch report said.
A split-second later, hundreds of "high-energy" fragments pierced the fuselage and the shrapnel instantly killed the two pilots and one crew member inside.
There was no mayday call or attempt to maneuver, the report noted.
The cockpit voice recorder stopped abruptly at the point of impact.