ASN Aircraft accident Cessna AC-208B Combat Caravan YI-118 Balad
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Date:Saturday 31 October 2020
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
A Cessna Combat Caravan crashed during a training mission in Iraq’s Salahudin province, killing both pilots.
The aircraft crashed in the Saiyd Mohammed area near Balad, some ninety kilometres north of Baghdad.

Sources:
» Xinhua
» iraqakhbar.com
» n.annabaa.org
» Scramble


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