Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 October 1989
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander
Owner/operator: Tapu Kadastro Genel Mdrlg
Registration Number: TC-KUN
Location: Hatay –
ÿ Trkiye
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: The Islander aircraft.The Islander aircraft.
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Islander aircraft was shot down by two Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jets approximately 20 km from the border with Syria. This occurred during a photo mapping flight in a forested area.An Islander aircraft was shot down by two Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jets approximately 20 km from the border with Syria. This occurred during a photo mapping flight in a forested area.
Description
The Islander had departed Adana (ADA) for a photo mapping flight of a forested area near the border with Syria. Some 20 km from the Syrian border the airplane was shot down by two Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jets.
Primary Cause
The incident is likely caused by a hostile aerial encounter between the two fighter jets and the Islander aircraft.The incident is likely caused by a hostile aerial encounter between the two fighter jets and the Islander aircraft.Share on:
