Could we perhaps get back to the thread?

As far as I know, an aeroplane in an emergency should be allowed to land - this aeroplane was denied permission to land twice. Unless the plane crashed very soon after asking permssion to land - giving the airport no time to clear a runway - then the ATC acted wrongly and with fatal consequences.

Also, the lack of a 'black box' in the plane seems very irresponsible of the Iranian government - the reason they are used is to find out what happened in accidents precisely of this sort. Without a black box, the investigation of what happened will now be a lot harder.

My condolences of course go to all those affected by this crash.