Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond crash, Jul 12, 1995, Istanbul-A...
Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond accident on July 12, 1995 near Istanbul-Atatürk, Marmara Region, Türkiye with no fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: July 12, 1995
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond
- Location: Istanbul-Atatürk, Marmara Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: the crew did not recognise that the approach altitude was insufficient, and the reason for the unsafe altitude is unknown.
A Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond executive jet struck the ground a few hundred metres short of the runway threshold while approaching Istanbul-Ataturk. The undercarriage was torn off and the aircraft slid to rest on its belly. All six occupants walked away, but the aircraft was written off.