Turkey

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Amman to London with intermediate stops at Beirut and Athens, carrying four high ranking officers of the Jordanian Air Force (Arab Legion Air Force) on behalf of the Jordanian Government, and two crew members. While overflying Turkey, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located in the Taurus Mountain Range, about 30 km southwest of Karaman. As the airplane failed to arrive in Athens, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the airplane nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was eventually spotted in an isolated area six months later. All six occupants have been killed.

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bursa. The exact date remains unknown, the accident occurred in May 1955. The pilot, sole on board, escaped.

Less than ten minutes after takeoff from Adana Airport, while climbing, the airplane exploded in midair and crashed in the Kurttepe Mountain Range located northwest of the city. Debris were scattered on an area of about 15 km and all 25 occupants were killed, among them the Turkish Archaeologist Remzi Oğuz Arık. The exact cause of the explosion remains unknown.

While flying in poor weather conditions, the aircraft crashed on a hill located near Lapseki. Two crew members and two passengers were killed while six other occupants were injured.

Shortly after takeoff from Ankara-Etimesgut Airport, while in initial climb, an engine caught fire. The crew elected to return for a safe landing when during the last turn, the aircraft stalled from a height of 450 feet and crashed in a dry river located near the airport. Four crew members and a passenger were killed while 16 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

While cruising at an altitude of 17,500 feet between Rhodes Island and Cyprus, the crew noted slight vibrations but was unable to localize them. Four minutes later, a loud bang was noted, an explosion occurred, a brutal depressurization occurred and the aircraft lost 1,000 feet. The captain, who was sleeping, joined immediately his seat, disengaged the automatic pilot system and started an emergency descent with a rate of 300-500 feet per minute. In the mean time, the copilot informed ATC he elected to divert to Nicosia Airport. The crew realized that the engine number three fell off and decided to shut down the engine number four and feathered its propeller. Eventually, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft on a calm sea about two NM off the Fethiye lighthouse. Ten minutes after landing, the empennage broke off and sank. Some passengers swum to the shore and the aircraft eventually sank two hours later. Three crew members were injured, 35 occupants were unhurt and four passengers were killed.

Shortly after takeoff from Istanbul -Yeşilköy Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed into the Marmara Sea. The pilot was injured while the aircraft was lost.

Shortly after takeoff from Ankara-Etismegut Airbase, while climbing, the airplane crashed in a field located in Sincan. All four crew members were killed.