Turkish minister says pilots responsible for deadly Atlasjet crash
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Hurriyet DN Online with wires
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Kasım 26, 2008 10:20
The pilots of a Turkish airliner that crashed killing all 57 people on board last year have been found responsible for the accident, Turkey's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said Tuesday. An official probe into the crash found the pilots "did not follow the rules during landing, which led to a collision accident," the minister told a group of journalists, cited by the Anatolian Agency.
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The MD-83, operated by the budget Atlasjet carrier, was flying from Istanbul to the southwestern city of Isparta when it crashed on Nov. 30 last year in the mountains about 12 kilometers (seven miles) from Isparta airport.
All 50 passengers -- including a six-week-old girl -- and seven crew were killed.
At the time of the accident, officials suggested that the aircrafts tail may have struck a hilltop after it veered off course.
Atlasjet, a private airline established in 2001, operates regular flights inside
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