ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan DU-SD1 Dubai-Skydive Dubai Campus
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Tuesday 7 July 2015
Time:08:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:Skydive Dubai
Registration: DU-SD1
MSN: 208B1141
First flight: 2005
Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Dubai-Skydive Dubai Campus (   United Arab Emirates)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Parachuting
Departure airport:Dubai-Skydive Dubai Campus Airport, United Arab Emirates
Destination airport:Dubai-Skydive Dubai Campus Airport, United Arab Emirates
Narrative:
The Cessna 208 Caravan operated by Skydive Dubai suffered a "technical problem" after takeoff, forcing the pilot to carry out a forced landing in the desert. All aboard escaped unharmed. However a fire broke out which consumed the aircraft.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» Khaleej Times


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accident date: 07-07-2015
type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: DU-SD1
 

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