Last updated: 7 March 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Saturday 5 March 2016 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 |
| Operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | N6351V |
| C/n / msn: | FL-751 |
| First flight: | 2011 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Kawrgosk ( Iraq)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER), Iraq |
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A Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 operated by the US Army force landed in field near Kawrgosk, Iraq.
The aircraft departed Erbil International Airport, Iraq. While at an altitude of over FL200, the no.1 engine suffered a catastrophic failure. The cabin filled with smoke, limiting the (outside and inside) visibility of the flight crew, causing disorientation. Inadvertently the working no.2 engine was shut down. With the help of both crew members in the cabin, the flight crew attempted to return to Erbil. Meanwhile the cabin was cleared of smoke by opening the outflow valve.
The aircraft was not able to make it back to Erbil and a forced landing was carried out in a field. During the ground slide, the right hand wing just outside the no.2 engine was sheared off after it impacted an obstruction.
Sources:
» RûdawPhotos
Video, social media
Private jet belonging to the US-led coalition made an emergency landing in the Kurdish region of #Iraq this morning. pic.twitter.com/46ttix4S4U
— Haidar Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) March 5, 2016
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.
