ACCIDENT Investigators of the 26 May Yakovlev Yak-42 crash at Trabzon, Turkey, say at least one pilot and a stewardess had blood alcohol levels well above the permitted limit. The charter flight, operated by Ukrainian-Mediterranean Air, was carrying Spanish troops home from Afghanistan when it crashed during a night go-around after its second attempt to land at the Black Sea coastal airport. Crew fatigue is considered a possible cause, and Turkish and Ukrainian investigators say the cause was pilot error. Spanish press reports say contamination may make the autopsy findings unreliable.
Source: Flight International
