According to the parties concerned, strong wind appears to have caused the crash," Communication Minister Mustafa El-Khalfi told reporters in Rabat. "But the exact causes will be determined by an investigation that --
Not to get all semantic on a non-English speaker (the Communication minister), nor the reporter he is talking to ... but I'd hope that someone who covers aviation (reporter?) would understand the difference between "contributed to" and "caused" a crash. The politician might well not, or, the translation might have been rough.
To amplify:
I've flown in a lot of very crap weather, to include shooting approaches at minimums. Some other pilots/aircraft have crashed in weather close to or at mins, but I didn't. The weather
contributed to my risk of a crash, and at times made my task of safe arrival a bit more challenging.
Likewise with high winds, when I've flown in them, particularly when in rotary winged craft when doing maneuvers near the edges of performance margins.
Does the weather (or wind) "cause" the crash, or "contribute" to it?
Will All Journos Reading This Thread Please Take Note of the Distinction?
Thanks.