About 70 specialists are participating in the investigation, including 46 members of the operational-investigative group, among them high-profile experts from the Turkish armed forces. All discovered fragments of the aircraft will be sent to the airbase in Kayseri for thorough analysis.
The black box has already arrived in Turkey, where experts intend to determine the circumstances that occurred during the 27 minutes after takeoff. Analysis of video recordings and examination of the crash site revealed that the nose and tail sections of the aircraft completely detached before the crash. According to sources from the publication Milliyet, one possible cause of the crash may be corrosion of the fuselage.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 20 Turkish military personnel, all of whom died as a result of the disaster that occurred in the municipality of Signagi, near the border with Azerbaijan. In connection with the incident, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has initiated a criminal case for violation of flight safety regulations.
