DXB Light Aircraft Crash
 

A piston twin on a nav aid calibration flight crashed around 3 miles short of 30L this evening at DXB. The operator appears to be Flight Calibration Services from the UK with the type belived to be a Diamond DA62.

(Edited to mention that the total of four on board, have reported to have passed away. RIP)

Outline article on BBC website: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48301828

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Mushrif Park

DXB Light Aircraft Crash
 

Difficult to have any idea what could have happened. The manoeuvres are all well within aircraft performance, nothing special in that sense. Also, as they are usually within 10miles or so of the airport facilities for ILS/marker calibration, it would seem to have happened very suddenly. RIP all.

Don't worry. Dubai Media Office reports all running smoothly at DXB following "a minor incident involving a small plane". Minor? Not for those involved & their loved ones...clearly the DMO needs some lessons in sensitive reporting and to extend their vocabulary with a few adjectives such as"sad" or "tragic".....

Dubai Diamond
 

Seems so bizarre with such qualified, experienced people on board , and good weather..... anybody got any clues ( trying to avoid gross speculation)...

Anyone know if FlightRadar24 tracks non schedule flights? If yes, how do you find them. In my day (over 20yrs ago) Transponder was on with discreet squawk. If correct, Mushrif Park is the approach end of 30L. Hence they could have been performing an ILS calibration at the edges of the approved beam, either GS or LOC.

Likewise............