Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 OCT 1989 |
| Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander |
| Operator: | Tapu Kadastro Genel Müdürlügü |
| Registration: | TC-KUN |
| C/n / msn: | 272 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hatay (Turkey) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Photo/air-to-air |
| Departure airport: | Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey |
| Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey |
The Islander had departed Adana (ADA) for a photo mapping flight of a forested area near the border with Syria. Some 20 km from the Syrian border the airplane was shot down by two Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jets.
Sources:
» De Volkskrant 23-10-1989
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.05
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Adana Airport to Adana Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Adana Airport to Adana Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
