Beechcraft HAWKER OD-SKY

Summary

On 4 February 2011 at about 14:49 local time, a Beechcraft HAWKER registered OD-SKY, operated by Sky Lounge Services S.A.L, was involved in an accident near Sulaimanyia, Iraq. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 February 2011 at 14:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Sulaimanyia, Iraq

Coordinates

35.5333, 42.4500

Aircraft

Beechcraft HAWKER

Registration

OD-SKY

Category

Airplane

Operator

Sky Lounge Services S.A.L

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA11WA024

7 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 4, 2011 about 1449 UTC, OD-SKY, a Hawker Beechcraft HS-850XP, registered to Club Aviation S.A.L and operated by Sky Lounge services S.A.L., crashed during the initial takeoff climb at Suliamaniyah International Airport, Iraq. The 3 crew members and 4 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed and there was a post crash fire. The flight was destined for Istanbul, Turkey. The investigation is being conducted by the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority. A U.S. Accredited Representative has been appointed as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane and engines. All inquiries on this investigation should be directed to the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority at: Directorate of Flight Safety General Establishment of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 23006 Baghdad International Airport Baghdad Iraq

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.