Balad - Balad
Flight / Schedule
Balad - Balad
Aircraft
Cessna 208B Grand CaravanRegistration
YI-119
MSN
208B-1309
Year of Manufacture
2008
Date
March 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Hawijah Kirkuk (<U+0643><U+0631><U+0643><U+0648><U+0643>)
Region
Asia • Iraq
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On March 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Balad - Balad experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Iraqi Air Force - Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya, with the event recorded near Hawijah Kirkuk (<U+0643><U+0631><U+0643><U+0648><U+0643>).
The flight was categorized as military 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: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The single engine airplane departed Balad AFB on an exercice with three crew members on board. While flying at low height, it was shot down by a 57 mm antiaircraft gunfire. Out of control, it dove into the ground and crashed in Hawijah, some 160 km north of Balad AFB. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration YI-119, MSN 208B-1309, year of manufacture 2008.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The single engine airplane departed Balad AFB on an exercice with three crew members on board. While flying at low height, it was shot down by a 57 mm antiaircraft gunfire. Out of control, it dove into the ground and crashed in Hawijah, some 160 km north of Balad AFB. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew occupants were killed.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Balad - Balad
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Iraq
Aircraft Details
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