# NTSB ERA12WA512: Cirrus SR22, Marmara Sea, Türkiye, August 12, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: August 12, 2012
- Place: Marmara Sea, Türkiye
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA512
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84705/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84705
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA512

## Factual narrative

On August 12, 2012, at 1115 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cirrus SR-22, Turkish Registration TC-SAS, was destroyed when it impacted the Marmara Sea during an instructional flight. The two pilots on board were fatally injured. The flight originated from Hazerfan Airport (LTBW), Istanbul, Turkey. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the Republic of Turkey. Further information can be obtained from: Ministry of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communications Tel: 0090 312 203 6135 Fax: 0090 312 212 4684 Hakki Turaylic Cadessi No:5 Emek/Ankara/Turkey okm@ubak.gov.tr This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the government of the Republic of Turkey.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-SAS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2681
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Top Servis Havacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S
- Registered owner: Top Servis Havacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.73 inHg
- Observed at: LTBA

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 21, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84705. 30 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40375600&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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