Kayseri - Kayseri

On January 19, 2001 at 11:00 AM, Kayseri - Kayseri experienced a crash involving Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN), operated by Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, with the event recorded near Kayseri-Erkilet Central Anatolia Region (Iç Anadolu Bölgesi).

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew (two pilots and one technician) departed Kayseri-Erkilet AFB on a local training flight. While flying at a relative low altitude, the twin engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, dove into the ground and crashed near the Sarimsakli Dam, about 22 km northeast of Kayseri Airbase. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 097, MSN C-097, year of manufacture 1995.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.7810°, 35.4293°.