CASA Crash

Questions and concerns about the safety and reliability of EADS CASA aircraft, and about the reliability of EADS as a U.S. defense partner

19 January 2001

Turkish CN-235 spins out of control; first fatal crash since 1968

All three crewmen aboard a Turkish CN-235 died when the plane spun out of control over Kayseri, Turkey, according to the Aviation Safety Network.

The loss was the Turkish military's first fatal aircraft incident since 1968.