Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Göktepe

Date & Time: May 6, 2006 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
ER-35538
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Izmir – Adana
MSN:
1G114-50
YOM:
1970
Location:
Göktepe
Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was leased by a regional Turkish operator to perform a flight from Izmir to Adana with 4 pilots and 2 engineers from the Moldovan Company. En route, the crew encountered bad weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls, and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a hilly terrain located near Göktepe. All 6 occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK on Mt Chelmos: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-93090
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Izmir – Naples
MSN:
12963
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mt Chelmos
Peloponnese / Πελοπόννησος
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a flight from Izmir to Naples, Italy, and while cruising over the Peloponnese province, he failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Chelmos Mountain Range, some 50 km southeast of Patras. The wreckage was found two days later and four occupants were seriously injured while six others were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Ankara: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
6063
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ankara – Izmir
MSN:
13737
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ankara-Etimesgut
Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft banked left, lost height and crashed near the runway. All seven occupants were killed, among them three Turkish crew and four RAF personnel.
Probable cause:
Loss of control shortly after rotation due to the failure of the left engine.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Turgutlu: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
4780
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Afyon – Izmir
MSN:
130
YOM:
1938
Location:
Turgutlu
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Turgutlu, killing all four crew members.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Izmir: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1923
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Izmir - Izmir
Location:
Izmir
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission in the area of Izmir when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Kizilçullu, north of Izmir. A crew member was killed and the second one was injured.
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