VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2025-07-22
“every effort to divert the aircraft away from densely populated areas toward a more sparsely inhabited location,”
the military · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-22
The military stated the pilot attempted to steer the crashing aircraft away from populated areas.
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