Ankara – Istanbul

On December 25, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Ankara – Istanbul 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.

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: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Shortly after takeoff from Ankara-Etimesgut Airbase, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located in Çakirlar Çiftligi, about 4 km north of the airfield. All six crew members were killed. Icing conditions were reported at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration CBK-20, MSN 19608, year of manufacture 1944.

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