Report says MH17 downed by outside impacts

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple Òhigh-energy objects from outside the aircraft,Ó causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, according to a p preliminary report by Dutch investigators

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Crew: Properly licensed, with valid medical certificates

Aircraft: In airworthy condition on departure from AmsterdamÕs Schiphol Airport, with no known technical malfunctions

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777

Cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder No evidence of manipulation. No indications of technical or operational issues with aircraft or crew before end of recording at 14:20:03 GMT

Flight data recorder

Cockpit voice recorder

Air traffic control (ATC) MH17 flying in unrestricted airspace Ð following route and flying at altitude cleared by ATC Ð when flight data recording ended. Last transmission from crew occurred at 14:19:59 GMT. ATC received no distress message

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NETH.

GERMANY

POLAND

BELARUS

RUSSIA

UKRAINE

300km
200 miles

Conflict zone

Amsterdam MH17 took off at 10:15 GMT, July 17, with 298 passengers and crew aboard

Last contact 14:20 GMT
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Petropavlivka

Hrabove

MAIN CRASH SITE

Forward section

Rozsypne

Cockpit

Aft and centre sections

2km
1.2 miles

Wreckage: Debris strewn over large area, indicating aircraft broke up in mid-air
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Damage: Forward section appears to show high-velocity impacts from outside aircraft. Evidence could be consistent with plane being hit by shrapnel from missile

Sources: Dutch Safety Board, wire agencies

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