Ankara – Izmir

On August 14, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Ankara – Izmir experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Turkish Air Force - Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, with the event recorded near Ankara-Etimesgut Central Anatolia Region (Iç Anadolu Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft banked left, lost height and crashed near the runway. All seven occupants were killed, among them three Turkish crew and four RAF personnel.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6063, MSN 13737, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9582°, 32.6324°.