43-6014

On August 29, 1966 at 12:20 PM, 43-6014 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, with the event recorded near Tuzla Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 55.6%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While on a training flight, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a prairie located in Tuzla, southeast of Istanbul. Five crew members were killed and four others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 43-6014, MSN 14850/26295, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.8982°, 29.3214°.