Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) crash, May 16, 2001 (34 killed)
Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) accident on May 16, 2001 near Akçadağ, Eastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye with 34 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The loss...
- Date: May 16, 2001
- Aircraft: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN)
- Location: Akçadağ, Eastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. The loss of control occurred in poor weather, and no official cause was found in the sources.
A Turkish Air Force CN-235 carrying 28 passengers and six crew diverted toward Malatya after an emergency call in rain and hail. It entered an uncontrolled descent, rolled, completed a series of barrel rolls and crashed in an apricot orchard near Akçadağ. All 34 people aboard were killed.