Güvercinlik - Diyarbakir

On February 17, 1993 at 12:22 PM, Güvercinlik - Diyarbakir experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, with the event recorded near Ankara Central Anatolia Region (Iç Anadolu Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 120.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Güvercinlik AFB, while climbing in poor weather conditions, the crew reported engines problems and severe vibrations. He was cleared to divert to Ankara-Esenboga Airport when the aircraft lost height and crashed on the parking of a post office located in the district of Yenimahalle in Ankara. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all five occupants were killed as well as one people on the ground, among them General Esref Turgut Bitlis, Chief of the Turkish Police. At the time of the accident, visibility was limited to 1,500 metres due to snow falls with an OAT of -4° C. Crew: Yasar Erian, pilot, Yüzbasi Tugrul Sezginler, pilot. Passengers: Gen Esref Turgut Bitlis, Col Fahir Isik, Sgt-Maj Emin Öner.

Aircraft reference details include registration 10011, MSN BB-1411, year of manufacture 1991.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.8782°, 32.8719°.