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| Date: | Friday 10 March 2017 |
| Time: | 11:21 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76C++ |
| Owner/operator: | Swan Aviation |
| Registration: | TC-HEZ |
| MSN: | 760717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Büyükçekmece district, Istanbul -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (IST) |
| Bozuyuk facilities | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter, TC-HEZ, impacted terrain and broke up at the side of the D-100/E5 highway in the Büyükçekmece district, Istanbul, Turkey.
The helicopter had departed Istanbul-Atatürk Airport at 11:15, six minutes before the accident.
According to the local press and photos, the helicopter hit the Endem TV Tower in Buyukcekmece. The fog or low cloud base could be a factor in the accident.
The helicopter was carying two pilots, one Turkish businessman of Eczacibasi group and four Russian guests of the company for a meeting at Bozuyuk facilities scheduled at noon.
Sources:
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2017/03/10/at-least-5-killed-in-helicopter-accident-in-istanbul
http://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/helicopter-crashes-in-istanbul-2626248
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/son-dakika-istanbul-beylikduzunde-helikopter-dustu/
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/son-dakika-istanbul-da-helikopter--gundem-2411023/
http://www.swanjetaviation.com/tr/filo.asp?ID=7
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/helicopter-crashes-outskirts-istanbul-46036598
Location
Images:
Photo (c) Jan Makkus 30 September 2010 at Istanbul-Ataturk
Media:
Beylikdüzü'ne helikopter düştü...
— Depo Photos (@Depophotos) March 10, 2017
Olay anında o bölgede olan Depo Photos foto muhabiri Cem Bakırcı'nın çektiği kareler. pic.twitter.com/UMJoGzXLPP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2017 09:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Mar-2017 09:18 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 09:21 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 09:32 | harro | Updated [Nature, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 10:25 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 11:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 12:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 15:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 15:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 23:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 07-Jan-2018 15:03 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
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