While international agreements allow the NTSB and Boeing to assist on any overseas crash involving a Boeing aircraft, sources tell NBCNews that current hostilities with Iran are expected to prohibit U.S. teams from assisting Iranian investigators.
Boeing called the crash"tragic" and offered its condolences to the victims and their families."We are in contact with our airline customer and stand by them in this difficult time. We are ready to assist in any way needed," the company said in a statement Wednesday.
Investigators in Wednesday's crash would be looking for any signs that a mechanical problem or a missile or a bomb brought down the Ukrainian plane. It remains unclear how the plane went down, but video from the crash site showed what appeared to be pieces of an aircraft fuselage, an engine and other debris on the outskirts of Iran's capital.
According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko, 82 people on board the flight were Iranian, 63 Canadian and 11 Ukrainian, including the nine crew members. Ten were from Sweden, four from Afghanistan, three from Germany and three from the United Kingdom. There were no survivors.
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