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Single-engine plane caught fire after crashing into electricity grid in Turkey, 2 dead

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A pilot and a passenger were killed when a single-engine plane crashed into the electricity grid in Turkey’s Burca district on Thursday (1). The victims are Hakan Köksal, 54, who used the plane, and Burcu Sağlam, 22, who accompanied the man.

According to the news of Cumhuriyet newspaper, Bristell B23 model single-engine aircraft will stop in Pamukova district of Sakarya from Bursa’s Yunusel Airport.

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The outward flight continued normally. According to the news of FlightAware, which compiles flight records from around the world, the plane that took off from Pamukova at 15.13 on its return flight lost connection at 15.32 when it was at an altitude of 1,200 meters.

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According to the news of Cumhuriyet newspaper, Bristell B23 crashed into the forest area on the land of Ovaakça Natural Gas Cycle Power Plant by hitting 380 thousand volt high voltage cables. As a result of the impact, one of the victims was ejected from the plane and another was burned to death.

According to the Turkish news site Vitrin Haber, there was fog and rain near the accident scene at the time of the accident. Authorities are now investigating whether the crash was caused by adverse weather conditions or a technical malfunction.

It has been reported that pilot Hakan Köksal, president of a sports aircraft association, went to Pamukova to renew his license to fly a 4-seater plane.

The other victim, Burcu Sağlam, was a beautician and dreamed of becoming a pilot. According to local television station A Haber, he would leave the house that day to look for work. The unsuccessful young woman called Hakan, whom she had met for work and learned to fly, and asked her to come with him.

Minutes before falling zodiac sign He shared his flight records on his Instagram profile. The channel claimed that the beautician’s family only learned that he was on the plane when they heard about the accident.

See below for footage of the crash captured on security cameras:

12/05/2022 16:09Updated on 12/05/2022 16:09

source: Noticias

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