Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty crash, Mar 5, 2016, Kawrgosk
Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty accident on March 5, 2016 near Kawrgosk, Arbīl, Iraq with no fatalities.
- Date: March 5, 2016
- Aircraft: Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty
- Location: Kawrgosk, Arbīl, Iraq
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
On 5 March 2016 a US Army Beechcraft MC 12W Liberty (N6351V) departed Arbil on a military survey flight with two pilots and two passengers. At about 20,000 ft the left engine failed and smoke filled the cabin, and in the confusion the crew shut down the right engine; after opening the outflow valve during the descent the smoke cleared. The aircraft slid on its belly in a field at Kawrgosk, about 17 km northwest of Arbil, and was damaged beyond repair, but all four occupants got out safely.