11/01/15 Update:

In the wake of the crash of the Metrojet a321 in Egypt, new possible information has come out. Viktor Sorochenko, executive director of Russia’s Interstate Aviation Commite, told reporters,

“Disintegration of the fuselage took place in the air, and the fragments are scattered around a large area (about 20 square kilometers),”

It is important to note that there is no hard evidence supporting this yet. As the black boxes continue being reviewed, we will get a more definite picture of what actually happened.

Be sure to read our original story below and follow @Fandagear to know when new updates come out.

Original Story (10/31/15):

The Russia Airline Metrojet’s flight 9268 from Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt to Saint Petersburg, Russia lost radar contact 23 minutes after takeoff at 6:20 a.m. local time. It soon after crashed killing all on board. Most of 224 people on board were Russian vacationers returning from resorts in the area.

The crash site has been reported as in a mostly flat area, not at all as hard to get to as the Germanwings crash in the French Alps earlier this year. Responders were able to find the site pretty quickly and have already revered both black boxes that will help determine the cause of this accident.

Early speculations indicate a technical problem. The terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility, but there is currently no evidence what so ever of a missile which the extremists claimed was used. Since the black boxes have already been recovered and easy access to the crash site, an answer shouldn’t take long to be found.

Airplane tracking site FlightRadar24 had the following data about the Airbus a231’s final moments:

This is a developing story and we will update this post as new information comes available. Follow @Fandagear to know when those updates come out.