Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) → Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM)
Flight / Schedule
Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) → Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM)
Aircraft
Dassault Falcon 50Registration
9H-DFS
MSN
185
Operator
Harmony Jets MaltaDate
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Flight Phase
En route
Crash Site
Destroyed
Crash Location
4 km SW of Haymana -
Region
Türkiye
Coordinates
39.4172°, 32.4582°
Narrative Report
On December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM, Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) → Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) experienced a crash involving Dassault Falcon 50, operated by Harmony Jets Malta, with the event recorded near 4 km SW of Haymana -.
The flight was categorized as passenger - non-scheduled/charter/air taxi and the reported phase was en route at a destroyed crash site.
8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
other fatalities: 0.
A Dassault Falcon 50, 9H-DFS, crashed about 30 minutes after takeoff from Ankara Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC). There were eight occupants on board, including the Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad; all were killed The flight took off from ESB at 20:17 local time. After takeoff, it was transferred from Esenboğa Tower to the Approach Control Unit in and subsequently to the Area Control Unit. At 20:25 the aircraft was cleared to climb to FL330. Six minutes later, while at FL320, the aircraft declared “PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN,” reporting a general electrical failure, and requested radar vectors to return to Esenboğa Airport. ATC the gave a heading and descent level for the return to ESB. At 20:33 the flight began squawking emergency code 7700. Following the controller’s request to reconfirm the problem, it was observed that the aircraft’s altitude information could no longer be tracked on radar. At 20:34 the aircraft was transferred by the Area Control Unit to the Approach Control Unit for the emergency return to ESB, after confirming with the pilot the level it was passing. At 20:35, the aircraft again declared “PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN” and established contact with the Approach Control Unit for the return to Esenboğa Airport; radar vectors and descent levels were provided. At 20:36 after, the aircraft reported passing FL240, the intelligibility of the pilot-controller communication was lost. At 20:38 the aircraft completely disappeared from the radar screen before it impacted a rocky surface on Selamalmaz Hill at an elevation of 1252 m, near Haymana Kesikkavak Village.
Aircraft reference details include registration 9H-DFS, MSN 185.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.4172°, 32.4582°.
Fatalities
Total
8
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
A Dassault Falcon 50, 9H-DFS, crashed about 30 minutes after takeoff from Ankara Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC). There were eight occupants on board, including the Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad; all were killed The flight took off from ESB at 20:17 local time. After takeoff, it was transferred from Esenboğa Tower to the Approach Control Unit in and subsequently to the Area Control Unit. At 20:25 the aircraft was cleared to climb to FL330. Six minutes later, while at FL320, the aircraft declared “PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN,” reporting a general electrical failure, and requested radar vectors to return to Esenboğa Airport. ATC the gave a heading and descent level for the return to ESB. At 20:33 the flight began squawking emergency code 7700. Following the controller’s request to reconfirm the problem, it was observed that the aircraft’s altitude information could no longer be tracked on radar. At 20:34 the aircraft was transferred by the Area Control Unit to the Approach Control Unit for the emergency return to ESB, after confirming with the pilot the level it was passing. At 20:35, the aircraft again declared “PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN” and established contact with the Approach Control Unit for the return to Esenboğa Airport; radar vectors and descent levels were provided. At 20:36 after, the aircraft reported passing FL240, the intelligibility of the pilot-controller communication was lost. At 20:38 the aircraft completely disappeared from the radar screen before it impacted a rocky surface on Selamalmaz Hill at an elevation of 1252 m, near Haymana Kesikkavak Village.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
—
Passengers On Board
—
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) → Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM)
Operator
Harmony Jets MaltaFlight Type
Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Flight Phase
En route
Crash Site
Destroyed
Region / Country
Türkiye
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