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| Date: | Monday 26 November 2018 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Kara Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sancaktape, Istanbul -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sancaktape air base |
A military helicopter. performing a training flight, crashed in a residential area in Istanbul not far from the Sancaktape air base after colliding with the roof of a building. Four occupants died in the crash, one was injured. He later died from the injuries sustained in the crash. Video added.
Sources:
https://fr.sputniknews.com/international/201811261039052064-helicoptere-militaire-crash-istanbul/
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/11/26/4-soldiers-killed-1-injured-after-military-helicopter-crashes-in-istanbuls-sancaktepe
Video : http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/video-sancaktepede-dusen-helikopterin-dusme-ani/
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/istanbul-sancaktelpede-helikopter-dustu/
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1478906/4-soldiers-dead-istanbul-military-helicopter-crash
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-crash-idUSKCN1NV0RB
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-soldier-succumbs-to-wounds-after-copter-crash/1348452
Media:
A military Bell UH-1 helicopter crashed in a residential area in Istanbul in Turkey on Monday, killing four soldiers and injuring one. The helicopter crashed on a street between apartments in Sancaktepe district, where a military base is situated.https://t.co/NpPh7C0GCk pic.twitter.com/AMr6VVQ4PE
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 26 novembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2018 08:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Nov-2018 08:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 08:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 08:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 09:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 10:31 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 10:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 11:41 | sinfu2a | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 12:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 13:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 13:47 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 12:43 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2018 20:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2018 23:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, ] |
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