2 killed in training plane crash in NW Türkiye

STORY: 2 killed in training plane crash in NW Türkiye DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crashed training plane in Bursa (Ihlas News Agency) 2. photos of the crashed training plane in Bursa (Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: At least two people were killed when a single-engine training plane crashed in Türkiye's northwestern province of Bursa on Thursday, Ihlas News Agency reported. The plane crashed near a combined natural gas cycle power plant in the Osmangazi district of the city that carries the same name of the province, after taking off from Yunuseli Airport in the province's Yenisehir city at 3:40 p.m. local time (1240 GMT), according to the Ihlas report. The pilot and another person on board were killed, the report said, adding many firefighters, police, and medical workers were dispatched to the scene. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türk

2 killed in plane crash in NW Turkey

STORY: 2 killed in plane crash in NW Turkey DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plane crashing into the residential area 2. various of the fire 3. various of crime scene investigation teams investigating in the area 4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): YAKUP CANBOLAT, Bursa Governor 5. various of the residential area where the plane crashed 6. various of wreckage of the plane STORYLINE: A civilian training aircraft on Monday crashed in a residential area in Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa, killing two people on board, a local official announced. The plane crashed in the middle of houses at around 3:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) on Sarigul Street in the central Osmangazi district and caught fire, Bursa Governor Yakup Canbolat told reporters on the scene. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): YAKUP CANBOLAT, Bursa Governor "A civilian training plane, which took off from the Yunuseli Airport, crashed after hitting a house, probably for technical

Two pilots killed after single-engine plane crashes into street in NW. Turkey

STORY: 2 people die in single-engine plane crashing into street in NW Turkey DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plane crash scene STORYLINE: A single-engine plane crashed into a street near Yunuseli Airport, northwest Turkey, on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): YAKUP CANBOLAT, Governor, Turkey's NW province of Bursa "A civilian training plane, which took off from the Yunuseli Airport in the Osmangazi district, crashed after hitting a house, probably for technical reasons." The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the accident, according to the governor. Two buildings and two vehicles were also damaged. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Turkey. (XHTV)