Accident
The aircraft departed Diyarbakir Airport at 1250 LT on a flight to Ankara, operating on behalf of the 2nd Tactical Aerial Force. Approximately 25 minutes into the flight, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the crew declared an emergency and elected to divert to Malatya-Erhaç Airport. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, rolled to the left, completed three successive barrel rolls, and crashed in an apricot tree plantation near Akçadağ. The airplane was totally destroyed.
Occupants
All 34 occupants were killed. The crew comprised Maj Lütfü Ceylan (pilot), Cpt Hakan Bizrelli (pilot), Lt Murat Erdeveci (pilot), Lt Yılmaz Tekgül (pilot), Lt Mahir Turan (pilot), and Yilmaz Gulhan. The passengers included Lt Levent Sahin, S/Sgt Yılmaz Aydın, S/Sgt Mahmut Öner, Sgt Tuncay Urhan, Sgt Ferhat Öztürk, Sgt Ersin Bartan, Sgt Bulent Haluk Demir, Sgt Isa Turkmène, Pvt Halit Güney, Pvt Erdal Şimşek, Pvt Aydın Uçar, Pvt Mutlu Kaymakçı, Pvt Mehmet Ali Karabudak, Pvt Atakan Caran, Halil Helvacioğlu, Ümit Basaran, Nadir Turkmène, Mikail Altıntas, Hasan Ersoy, Turan Kalin, Zeki Çınar, Sudi Doruk, Mehmet Özden, Ebubekir Çakıcı, Zahit Çelik, Garçon Saadetin, Nedim Akyol, and Şefik Ayaydın.
Flight Details
The loss of control occurred in poor weather conditions (rain and hail) while the aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 17,000 feet and at a speed of 444 km/h.