A Cessna Citation VII private aircraft has crashed at Istanbul Ataturk airport, five passengers and crew have been injured. The aircraft (TC-KON) was built in 1998. Rescue services rushed to the scene. Meanwhile the airport was forced to reduce capacity to a single runway configuration as runway 17R/35L is blocked, aircraft are currently holding.
The aircraft departed Atatürk Airport about 21:05 local time, with destination Ercan, Turkey. Undercarriage issues reportedly forced the crew to turn back to the departure airport. Media reports indicate the aircraft crashed while attempting to land on
runway 17R/35L. (source: http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170921-0)
BREAKING Avione Jet Cessna Citation VII (TC-KON) crash lands at Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport, Turkey. Injuring 4. @ihacomtr pic.twitter.com/qpoIwW4R50
— Air Disasters (@AirCrashMayday) September 21, 2017
UPDATE According to reports, the plane departed Istanbul to Cyprus and tried to return with failure alarm triggered https://t.co/IUSLW9jd6x pic.twitter.com/pQLWeW9lOA
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) September 21, 2017
LIVE / BREAKING: Crash at Istanbul Ataturk. Single Rwy ops on 05. Reports a/c is Citation TC-KON. Listen to ATC: https://t.co/zz4kutYmex pic.twitter.com/u9Y0VACmVC
— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) September 21, 2017
