Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 31 October 2020 |
Type: | Cessna AC-208B Combat Caravan |
Operator: | Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force) |
Registration: | YI-118 |
MSN: | 208B2016 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Balad ( Iraq)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A Cessna Combat Caravan crashed during a training mission in Iraqs Salahudin province, killing both pilots.
The aircraft crashed in the Saiyd Mohammed area near Balad, some ninety kilometres north of Baghdad.
Sources:
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Xinhua»
iraqakhbar.com»
n.annabaa.org»
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.