Munich - Budapest - Baku - Sulaymaniyah
Flight / Schedule
Munich - Budapest - Baku - Sulaymaniyah
Aircraft
Cessna 501 Citation IRegistration
D-IMRX
MSN
501-0688
Year of Manufacture
1985
Operator
Hasit TrockenmörtelDate
February 16, 2006 at 11:15 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Sulaymaniyah As-Sulaymaniyyah (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0633><U+0644><U+064A><U+0645><U+0627><U+0646><U+064A><U+0629>)
Region
Asia • Iraq
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On February 16, 2006 at 11:15 AM, Munich - Budapest - Baku - Sulaymaniyah experienced a crash involving Cessna 501 Citation I, operated by Hasit Trockenmörtel, with the event recorded near Sulaymaniyah As-Sulaymaniyyah (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0633><U+0644><U+064A><U+0645><U+0627><U+0646><U+064A><U+0629>).
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
6 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 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a business flight from Baku to Sulaymaniyah with 5 passengers and one pilot on board. It departed Munich to Baku via Budapest on February 14. As it descended through the altitude of 8,000 feet, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens and crashed near Buschin, few dozen km from Sulaymaniyah Airport. The wreckage was found on February 19 in a snow covered and hilly terrain. All 6 occupants were killed, among them 4 German businessmen, one pilot and one translator. The aircraft was owned by the German Company Hasit Trockenmörtel, specialised in building reconstruction.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-IMRX, MSN 501-0688, year of manufacture 1985.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
1
Passengers
5
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was performing a business flight from Baku to Sulaymaniyah with 5 passengers and one pilot on board. It departed Munich to Baku via Budapest on February 14. As it descended through the altitude of 8,000 feet, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens and crashed near Buschin, few dozen km from Sulaymaniyah Airport. The wreckage was found on February 19 in a snow covered and hilly terrain. All 6 occupants were killed, among them 4 German businessmen, one pilot and one translator. The aircraft was owned by the German Company Hasit Trockenmörtel, specialised in building reconstruction.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Munich - Budapest - Baku - Sulaymaniyah
Operator
Hasit TrockenmörtelFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Iraq
Aircraft Details
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