The accident involving LATAM flight LA800 occurred in
international airspace.
Under the International
Convention on Aviation, the Chilean accident investigation
authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
(DGAC), is responsible for investigating the accident and it
has confirmed it has opened an investigation.
The DGAC
has requested the assistance of the Transport Accident
Investigation Commission (TAIC).
TAIC is in the
process of gathering evidence relevant to the inquiry,
including seizing the cockpit voice and flight data
recorders.
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