Dassault FALCON50 9H-DFS
23 December 2025 · Ankara, Turkey · Fatal
Summary
On 23 December 2025 at about 20:45 local time, a Dassault FALCON50 registered 9H-DFS was involved in an accident near Ankara, Turkey. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ankara, Turkey
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dassault FALCON50
- Registration
- 9H-DFS
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ankara → Tripoli
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- GAA26WA060
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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