Example picture of a Sonaca aircraft, owned by Ayjet (registered TC-UUE)
On 22 October, a Sonaca 200, owned by the Ayjet Flight School, Istanbul, Turkey and registered TC-UUG, experienced an apparent aerodynamic stall/spin and a subsequent impact with airport terrain during a landing attempt at Istanbul Hezarfen Airfield (LTBW), Turkey.
The aircraft was destroyed and the sole trainee pilot onboard received serious injuries which proved fatal one day after the accident.The following pictures and footage appeared on social media:
?stanbul Hezarfen Havaliman?'ndan havalanan Ayjet'e ait TC-UUG tescilli Sonaca 200 Pro tipi e?itim uça??, motor ar?zas? nedeniyle ini?e geçti?i s?rada Büyükçekmece'de dü?tü.
?stanbul Valili?i'nden yap?lan aç?klamaya göre, uça??n pilotaj lisans ö?rencisi yaral? olarak kurtar?ld?. pic.twitter.com/Bz4yo34xZ8
— Yavuz Selim Kamay (@yselimKamay) October 22, 2020
#Büyükçekmece gölü etraf?na an itibari ile bir e?itim uça?? dü?tü?#hazerfen havaalan?ndan havaland???n? tahmin ediyorum umar?m yard?m ekipleri bölgeye geçmi?tir…? pic.twitter.com/uAgPK602Hy
— Mehmet Mert #GazeteDamga (@MehmetMertTv) October 22, 2020
?stanbul Hezarfen Havaliman?'ndan havalanan Ayjet'e ait TC-UUG tescilli Sonaca 200 Pro tipi e?itim uça??, motor ar?zas? nedeniyle ini?e geçti?i s?rada Büyükçekmece'de dü?tü.
?stanbul Valili?i'nden yap?lan aç?klamaya göre, uça??n pilotaj lisans ö?rencisi yaral? olarak kurtar?ld?. pic.twitter.com/nk4FP91uMT
— Merakl? Havac? ?? (@meraklihavaci) October 22, 2020