Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore V in Kütahya: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
5328
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kütahya – Kayseri
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine shortly after rotation.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore in Kütahya AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
5320
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kütahya - Kütahya
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed after an engine failed. A pilot was rescued while the second crew member was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore near Kütahya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
5357
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kütahya - Kütahya
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore V in Kütahya AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
5329
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Niyazi Kuray was killed when the twin engine aircraft crashed near the Kütahya airbase while completing a training mission.

Crash of a Simmonds Spartan in Kütahya

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Simmonds Spartan
Operator:
Thomas P. Gleave
Registration:
G-AAMH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lympne - Colombo
MSN:
22
YOM:
1929
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a trip from Lympne to Colombo, Ceylon. The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Kütahya, Turkey. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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