Post by Admin on May 22, 2024 23:14:55 GMT
Iran's presidential chief of staff, Esmaili Esmail, said on state television on the 21st that there were three helicopters in flight at the time of the accident, and Esmaili's helicopter was flying behind the presidential helicopter.
Approximately 45 minutes after takeoff, the pilot of the presidential plane instructed him to increase the altitude to avoid clouds, and shortly after that he lost sight of the presidential plane.
Until now, state media has reported that the cause of the accident was bad weather, but Mr. Esmaili said that the weather was fine when the presidential plane disappeared from sight, but that the weather changed completely an hour or two later with thick fog. I testified.
He also testified that he was able to contact one of the passengers on the presidential plane several times by cell phone. The passenger said, ``I fell into a valley. I don't know what happened,'' but he stopped responding about three hours later.
Approximately 45 minutes after takeoff, the pilot of the presidential plane instructed him to increase the altitude to avoid clouds, and shortly after that he lost sight of the presidential plane.
Until now, state media has reported that the cause of the accident was bad weather, but Mr. Esmaili said that the weather was fine when the presidential plane disappeared from sight, but that the weather changed completely an hour or two later with thick fog. I testified.
He also testified that he was able to contact one of the passengers on the presidential plane several times by cell phone. The passenger said, ``I fell into a valley. I don't know what happened,'' but he stopped responding about three hours later.