ASN Aircraft accident Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander TC-KUN Hatay
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Date:Friday 20 October 1989
Type:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander
Operator:Tapu Kadastro Genel Müdürlügü
Registration: TC-KUN
MSN: 272
First flight: 1971
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Hatay (   Turkey)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Aerial Work (Calibration, Photo)
Departure airport:Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey
Destination airport:Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey
Narrative:
The Islander had departed Adana (ADA) for a photo mapping flight of a forested area near the border with Syria. Some 20 km from the Syrian border the airplane was shot down by two Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jets.

Sources:
» De Volkskrant 23-10-1989
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.05


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