What caused the crash of the Algerie plane in Mali?

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The Air Algérie plane that crashed in Mali was en route from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to Algiers, Algeria, when it went down near the Burkina Faso border. The French Embassy in Mali confirmed that the black boxes from the aircraft will be sent to France for analysis. United Nations peacekeepers successfully located the second black box amid the wreckage, aiding in the investigation of the incident. This crash follows another aviation disaster in Taiwan, highlighting a concerning trend in aviation safety this month.

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BAMAKO, Mali—Black boxes from the Air Algérie plane that crashed in Mali last week will be transferred to France for analysis, the French Embassy in Mali said on Sunday, as officials prepared for the process of identifying the remains of the dead.

United Nations peacekeepers located the second black box on Saturday amid the wreckage of the plane that took off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and was heading to Algiers, Algeria, when it crashed early Thursday in northern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/france-to-analyze-air-algerie-planes-black-boxes-1406483990

Along with the Taiwan crash this has been a terrible month! Amazing how these things tend to happen in bunches.
 
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