Ukrainian plane - crash tragedy is home to the lifeless bodies of 8 crew members

According to the battalion commander for land mine clearing, an object believed to be the black box of the plane has been found in the area.

The plane crashed on Saturday, about 10:45 in Cavala Greece, following the death of 8 crew members on board.

The four-powered plane was launched by Serbia for the Jordan with ammunition, while Greek authorities have been put on alert for controlling the risk the area poses for residents, as there is the possibility of new ammunition explosions, reports Protothema.gr.

The fatal cargo plane, which was Ukrainian and belonged to the Meridian company, was launched yesterday afternoon by the town of Nis of Serbia, with Jordan destination. During the flight, however, he suffered a technical damage to Athens' FIR, and according to AAC Commander Georgios Dritsakos, the pilot wanted to make an emergency landing, but failed, writes abcnews.al.

Basically, in his communication with the Control Tower, the pilot suggested he was facing a problem, as well as that the fire on the aircraft engine was creating other problems and said he was going to try to sit in Castle.

Also, information indicates that the plane lost its fourth engine in the air and was on fire, while the AAC is awaiting flight plan from Serbia's respective service to calculate the details of fatal flight.

According to witnesses, the plane crashed into a cornfield, and miraculously no people were injured by local residents.

Information from Greek media speaks of a shipment of ammunition on the plane, while only eight crew members were on board. Firefighters rush into the scene, as 12 tons of commercial flight cargo, described as dangerous matter, can explode.

At the end of Mount Agios Oros, the plane takes a 180 - degree turn, loses altitude, burns, and crashes a short distance.

Forced landing never happened

Civil Aviation Service information confirms that one of the four engines appears to be on fire, and therefore it has become a 180-degree turnover back to Cavalla Airport, but the landing never happened.

Airway before crash

To the east of Mount Athos, Antonov 12 appears to be returning to the airport.

However, it loses altitude to crash immediately after the peaks of Pangaeus, as confirmed by eyewitnesses.

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The area has been mired in the dark since the plane may have crashed cables during its crash between Antiphilippou and Paleochori, in Eleftheropolis Cavala.

The transport aircraft was launched from Serbia to Jordan and reportedly was on a commercial transport flight.