Editing Britons Died In Afghanistan Plane Crash Due To A Misunderstanding

Three Britons were killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan after a misunderstanding between air traffic control and the aircraft's crew, an inquest has heard.<br>Christopher Carter, 51, David Taylor, 28, and Daniel Saville, 40, were among 38 passengers and five crew on board the Pamir Airways flight when it crashed into a mountain near Kabul in May 2010.<br>All of those on board were killed in the crash.<br>         Killed in crash: David Taylor,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-le-hoi-yen-tu-chua-ba-vang-quang-ninh-du-lich-yen-tu-tu-ha-noi.html tour yên tử] 28, who was killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan in May 2010, when the Pamir Airways plane crashed into a mountain<br>         Victim:  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-le-hoi-yen-tu-chua-ba-vang-quang-ninh-du-lich-yen-tu-tu-ha-noi.html tour du lịch yên tử] Daniel Saville, 40, who was also killed in the crash.<br><br>An inquest recorded a verdict of accidental death for the three Britons killed, due to a misunderstanding between the flight crew and the air traffic controller<br>The plane was flying from the northern city of Kunduz to Kabul when the crew contacted air traffic control to ask for permission to descend shortly before the crash, the Bradford inquest heard.<br>Despite the air traffic controller telling the crew to maintain altitude, the plane began to descend in bad weather into the mountainous Kindu Kush region.<br>The air traffic controller failed to warn the crew that they were descending too quickly and 'into danger', said coroner Neil Cameron.<br>An early ground proximity warning from the plane was also misunderstood by the crew, either because of the language or due to previous false alerts.<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-3134334/Girls-aged-six-seven-died-car-crash-seriously-injured-mother-brother-sister.html   Pictured: 7-year-old girl killed along with her sister, 6,... ] [/news/article-3134831/Two-kids-man-killed-20-year-old-drove-drunk-opposite-direction-interstate.html   Two children, aged 7 and 8, and a man killed by 20-year-old... ] [/news/article-3134994/Un-ladies-Kim-Jong-proves-modern-man-praising-North-Korea-s-female-fighter-jet-pilots-telling-man-difficult-this.html   Un for the ladies! 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The families of the three Britons - among the 38 [http://www.google.de/search?q=passengers passengers] and five crew killed in the crash - was disappointed that the inquest didn't include evidence from the air traffic controller, as the coroner would not adjourn the hearing<br>         No closure: The families' barrister insisted that they will continue fighting for answers and hope that new evidence will cast more light on how the men were killed <br>Chioma Ibe, Mr Saville's partner, said: 'We are disappointed that five years on we have no closure, no answers and no apology.<br><br>I feel let down by the coroner who did not assist in including important evidence.'<br>Kim Taylor, Mr Taylor's mother, said: 'We are angry that the coroner would not adjourn the inquest for the evidence of the air traffic controller.<br>We cannot fully come to terms with losing David.'<br>But Mr Morris - himself a former RAF pilot - insisted the families would continue their search for answers.<br>Mr Morris said: 'The families were devastated at losing their loved ones over five years ago and we have been fighting for answers and justice for them ever since.'<br>         Crash site:  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-le-hoi-yen-tu-chua-ba-vang-quang-ninh-du-lich-yen-tu-tu-ha-noi.html kynghidongduong.vn] A map showing the Salang Pass near where the plane crashed in May 2010, near Kabul<br>         Accidental death: The Pamir Airways flight used an Antonov An-24 type aircraft<br>         Stormy conditions: A helicopter flies over part of the Salang Pass, near where the plane is believed to have crashed.<br><br>Searches for any potential survivors at the time were called off due to heavy snow and flooding in the region<br>'The families are now hoping that the emerging evidence will help shed further light on the chain of events that caused the loss of their loved ones and we will continue to fight for justice on their behalf.'<br>The coroner said an official air accident report outlined the pilot's actions and a lack of regulations in Afghanistan as the probable causes of the crash.<br>He said: 'The pilot's decision to descend at a point at which it was probably too early to be safe and the lack of regulatory oversight are two of the causes.<br>         Danger: An aerial view of the mountains in northern Afghanistan (file photo).<br><br>The pilot flew the plane low over the mountainous region, but did not heed warnings that the plane was dangerously near to the ground<br>         Search party: An Afghan man uses a pair of binoculars to look at the mountains where the plane is believed to have crashed<br>'It's clear that the misunderstanding between the air traffic control and the aircraft crew is also a cause of that incident.'<br>Recording verdicts of accidental death for Mr Saville, who was living in London but was originally from Bradford, Mr Taylor, of Stoke-on-Trent, and Mr Carter, of Caerphilly, Wales, Mr Cameron said for each man: 'The cause of death was multiple injuries.<br>Searches for any potential survivors at the time were called off due to heavy snow and flooding in the region the Antonov An-24 type aircraft disappeared.<br>'The fog was so bad you couldn't tell where the mountain began and the fog ended,' said a Nato spokesman of the search attempt.<br>Cases are currently being litigated in the United States against Midwest ATC, the company providing the air traffic control service at the time of the crash, and Honeywell, the manufacturer of the aircraft's ground proximity warning system. <br> <br>