Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash Site

Ukraine / Donetska / Pelahiyivka /
 invisible, aircraft crash site
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER that crashed at this location near Hrabove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, 40 km/25mi from the border with Russia on its July 17th, 2014 flight. The aircraft was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members, none of whom survived the accident.

Based on the preliminary findings of the Security Council of the Netherlands (Dutch Safety Board) released in September of 2014, the aircraft was impacted by a "large number of high-energy objects from outside the aircraft", data consistent with the close-proximity detonation of a surface-to-air missile, while operating at its cruising altitude of 10,000m/33,000ft. These findings were later confirmed by the final report on the loss of MH17 issued on October 13th, 2015 issued by the Security Council of the Netherlands (Dutch Safety Board), which concluded that at 13.20hrs UTC a 9N314M warhead launched by a Buk surface-to-air missile system operating within from a 320 sq/km area in the eastern part of Ukraine detonated outside the forward left hand side of the aircraft and led to the subsequent breaking up of the aircraft in mid-flight and loss of all 298 persons aboard.

Full Report PDF
cdn.onderzoeksraad.nl/documents/report-mh17-crash-en.pd...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
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Coordinates:   48°8'17"N   38°38'20"E
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  • Express my deep condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims. It is scared to die so far from home. Mourn with you.