Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Feb 17, 1993 (6 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on February 17, 1993 near Ankara, Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye with 6 fatalities. Cause: Disputed: an...
- Date: February 17, 1993
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Ankara, Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Disputed: an official Army board attributed the crash to icing, but an independent expert panel found the evidence for icing insufficient.
A Turkish Air Force Super King Air departed Guvercinlik for Diyarbakir in snow and reported engine trouble and severe vibration shortly after takeoff. It was diverted toward Ankara-Esenboga but lost height and broke up on impact with a post office in Yenimahalle. All five aboard and one person on the ground, General Eseref Turgut Bitlis, were killed.