22.01.2026 15:06
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office added the preliminary accident report regarding the plane carrying the Libyan military delegation, which crashed on December 23, 2025, to the investigation file. The report stated that the plane requested an emergency landing due to an electrical failure and that its engines were operational at the moment of impact.
The preliminary accident report prepared within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the plane that crashed while carrying the Libyan military delegation has been included in the investigation file. The preliminary report prepared by the accident investigation team regarding the plane that crashed near Haymana district of Ankara on December 23, 2025, was included in the investigation file. The report states that the last maintenance of the aircraft with tail number 9H-DFS, a Dassault Falcon 50 type, was carried out by the operating company between December 1-9, 2025, and that a maintenance release certificate was issued. According to the report, the aircraft took off from Esenboğa Airport at 20:17 and made an emergency notification to the air control center at 20:33 due to an electrical failure, requesting an emergency landing. It was recorded that the aircraft, which began to descend for an emergency landing, disappeared from the radar screen at 20:36, and contact with the aircraft could not be established after this time.
THE REPORT INCLUDED THE ASSESSMENT "ENGINES OPERATING AND CRASHED INTACT AT HIGH SPEED"
The preliminary report included the assessment that the aircraft crashed intact at high speed with its engines operating at an altitude of 1252 meters. The report indicated that the engines were operational at the moment of impact, and due to the severity of the crash, the aircraft exploded, causing the wreckage to spread in small pieces over an area of 150,000 square meters. It was learned that the existing preliminary accident report included in the investigation file revealed the initial technical findings regarding the nature of the accident, but the exact cause of the accident would be determined by a comprehensive final accident report to be prepared.