# NTSB ERA17WA331: Cessna 650, Istanbul, Türkiye, September 21, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 21, 2017, 18:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Istanbul, Türkiye
- Coordinates: 40.996665, 28.80611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9967&lon=28.8061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA331
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96056/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA331

## Factual narrative

On September 21, 2017, at 1820 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 650 (Citation III), Turkish registration TC-KON, operated by Avione Jet, was destroyed by postimpact fire after a runway excursion at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey (LTBA). The flight departed LTBA at 1805, declared an emergency shortly after departure and was returning to the airport when the accident occurred. Three crewmembers and one passenger were not injured.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Turkey. Further information can be obtained from: Ministry of Transport Maritime Affairs and Communications Accident Investigation Board Hanimeli S. No. 7 06430 Sihhiye Ankara, Turkey Tel.: (90) 312 212 4635 Fax: (90) 312 212 4684 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Turkey.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-KON (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 650
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 650-7084
- Engines: Honeywell TFE731-4R-2S 3500 lbs thrust turbo fan; Honeywell TFE731-4R-2S 3500 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Avione Jet
- Registered owner: Skyline
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LTBA, Istanbul
- Destination: LCEN, Ercan
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LTBA, Istanbul Atatürk Airport, runway 35L, 9,842 × 148 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

## Weather

- Wind: variable at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Observed at: LTBA, 1 nm away

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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