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The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps had been treated for suicidal tendencies but had shown no signs of being a danger to others, a German prosecutor said Monday.
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The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 that crashed into the French Alps last week had received treatment for suicidal tendencies several years ago, prosecutors said Monday. (March 30) AP
Christoph Kumpa, spokesman for Duesseldorf's public prosecutor, speaks to the media on March 30, 2015.(Photo: Sascha Schuerman, AFP/Getty Images)
The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps last week was treated for suicidal tendencies years ago and more recently deemed "unable to fly," German prosecutors said Monday.
Christoph Kumpa, spokesman for Düsseldorf prosecutors, said Andreas Lubitz, 27, had received psychotherapy several years before obtaining his pilot's license. No suicide note was found nor any documentation that would provide a motive for Lubitz to crash the Airbus A320 into the steep ravine Tuesday, he said.
Kumpa did say physicians had found Lubitz unfit to fly in recent months, though it was not clear why. Kumpa said Lubitz had displayed no suicidal tendencies nor aggressive behavior and had no apparent physical illness.
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Lubitz apparently tore up the notes from physicians excusing him from work — including one for March 24, the day of the crash. Kumpa said the information was never forwarded to Germanwings or its parent airline, Lufthansa.
"At no point ever did we know he was sick," Lufthansa spokesman Wolfgang Weber told USA TODAY. "The captain was also 100% fit. We would never let anyone fly if they weren't. We can't. If a pilot is sick in any way, they have no valid license."
French and German investigators say Lubitz deliberately crashed the Düsseldorf-bound Flight 9525 into the French Alps less than an hour after departing Barcelona on Tuesday, killing himself and the other 149 people on board.
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The plane's voice recorder indicates that when pilot Patrick Sonderheimer left Lubitz alone in the cockpit, Lubitz almost immediately began an unscheduled descent. Minutes later, Sonderheimer is heard frantically banging on the cockpit door — screaming "For God's sake, open the door!" — in an ill-fated effort to gain entry and take back control of the plane.
Minutes later, the plane crashed. U.S. aviation regulations require that more than one person always be in the cockpit. Since the crash, several airlines and nations have adopted similar requirements.
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The German newspaper Die Welt previously reported that Lubitz was suffering from a "psychosomatic" illness and that investigators found prescription medication in his Düsseldorf apartment. Other German media reported that Lubitz apparently suffered from depression.
According to the German publication Bild, Lubitz was being treated for vision problems that he feared could jeopardize his career. But Kumpa said there was no documentation of any vision problem.
Contributing: Mihret Yohannes in Berlin
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The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 that crashed into the French Alps last week had received treatment for suicidal tendencies several years ago, prosecutors said Monday. (March 30) AP
Christoph Kumpa, spokesman for Duesseldorf's public prosecutor, speaks to the media on March 30, 2015.(Photo: Sascha Schuerman, AFP/Getty Images)
The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps last week was treated for suicidal tendencies years ago and more recently deemed "unable to fly," German prosecutors said Monday.
Christoph Kumpa, spokesman for Düsseldorf prosecutors, said Andreas Lubitz, 27, had received psychotherapy several years before obtaining his pilot's license. No suicide note was found nor any documentation that would provide a motive for Lubitz to crash the Airbus A320 into the steep ravine Tuesday, he said.
Kumpa did say physicians had found Lubitz unfit to fly in recent months, though it was not clear why. Kumpa said Lubitz had displayed no suicidal tendencies nor aggressive behavior and had no apparent physical illness.
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Lubitz apparently tore up the notes from physicians excusing him from work — including one for March 24, the day of the crash. Kumpa said the information was never forwarded to Germanwings or its parent airline, Lufthansa.
"At no point ever did we know he was sick," Lufthansa spokesman Wolfgang Weber told USA TODAY. "The captain was also 100% fit. We would never let anyone fly if they weren't. We can't. If a pilot is sick in any way, they have no valid license."
French and German investigators say Lubitz deliberately crashed the Düsseldorf-bound Flight 9525 into the French Alps less than an hour after departing Barcelona on Tuesday, killing himself and the other 149 people on board.
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The plane's voice recorder indicates that when pilot Patrick Sonderheimer left Lubitz alone in the cockpit, Lubitz almost immediately began an unscheduled descent. Minutes later, Sonderheimer is heard frantically banging on the cockpit door — screaming "For God's sake, open the door!" — in an ill-fated effort to gain entry and take back control of the plane.
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The German newspaper Die Welt previously reported that Lubitz was suffering from a "psychosomatic" illness and that investigators found prescription medication in his Düsseldorf apartment. Other German media reported that Lubitz apparently suffered from depression.
According to the German publication Bild, Lubitz was being treated for vision problems that he feared could jeopardize his career. But Kumpa said there was no documentation of any vision problem.
Contributing: Mihret Yohannes in Berlin
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