According to the results of the first inspections, carried out after the crash of a military helicopter in eastern Turkey, no traces of an explosion or fire were found in the area where the wreck was found. This is stated in the message of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, which Anadolu refers to.
According to the report, meteorological information confirmed that before the helicopter departed from Bingol, there were no weather conditions that could adversely affect its operation in Tatvan.
“In the light of preliminary information, a version is being studied that the helicopter crash was due to unfavorable weather conditions caused by a sharp deterioration in the weather,” the ministry said.
The communique says that a group of representatives of the Ground Forces arrived in the area of the plane crash. The final conclusions will be made based on the results of a detailed technical inspection by the experts of the emergency team included in its composition.
Recall that as a result of the helicopter crash of the Turkish Armed Forces in the province of Bitlis on Thursday, March 4, 11 soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured. Communication with the Cougar-class helicopter was interrupted half an hour after takeoff. According to preliminary data, the helicopter crash was due to sudden deteriorating weather conditions.